“And So Begins Our Day” –by Sr. Mary Virginia Schmidt It is dark outside when we gather for Morning Prayer. As I find my pages in the liturgy of the hours prayer book, I am aware of the muted footsteps of the other sisters arriving in the chapel. A holy Read more…
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM There is some truth in the saying, “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” don’t you think? Here’s a bit of my personal history that makes me believe this. When I was in kindergarten (kindergarten, yes at age 5!) my report card bore the following prophetic Read more…
How did the Visitation Sisters come to be in north Minneapolis? What prayer and discernment lead to the founding of this monastery 379 years after St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal first established the Visitation order in Annecy, France? On Sunday, October 16, 2011, Sr. Mary Frances Read more…
Minneapolis, MN—24 October 2011– The Visitation Sisters of Minneapolis have successfully launched a new year-long internship program, the Visitation Internship Program, or VIP Program. The Sisters are excited to welcome two young women as the inaugural participants to the VIP Program. Kelly Schumacher, a Minnesota native and graduate of Augustana Read more…
The following is the first in a series of reflections by Sr. Mary Margaret McKenzie, as she is writing to me, personally, and has given her permission to excerpt and post these notes of spiritual guidance as mini-blogs. Let’s welcome Sr. Mary Margaret and the wisdom, inspiration, joy and creativity Read more…
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM “I rejoice to be little, because only children and those who are like them will be admitted to the heavenly banquet.” —- Saint Therese of the Child Jesus I’m sure many of you have out of town guests, especially during the summer months. This year Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion On Sunday, September 4, 2011, the Visitation Sisters of north Minneapolis welcomed two new members into their community as lay women answering a call to live simply for one year immersed in their northside community and Salesian charism. What follows are photos documenting the commissioning Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “You are divinely made and called to Love! You are blessed!” There are liturgies that are especially inspiring to me as a catholic; and there are Eucharistic celebrations that not only buoy who I am in my faith, but restore me on a level, and Read more…
by Sr. Mary Frances Reis, VHM After a torrential midnight rainfall, ominous clouds hovered over our city the morning of Saturday, August 13…the very DAY of our Back to School Party! Our “spiritual meteorologist”, Linda, got busy and by 1:00 pm: not a cloud in the sky!!! At 2:00 pm, Read more…
by Brigid Ryan-Ling, Vis Alumna “As I reflect back on my ‘one wild life’ [from Mary Oliver, The Summer Day], it has been one of growth in faith, seeking insight into life, and being adaptable to what God is calling me to do.” Minneapolis, MN — Sister Katherine Mullin, VHM, Read more…