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Welcome Sister Mary Paula!

by Sister Katherine Mullin, VHM As you may know, this January our Visitation Monastery of Mendota Heights, MN, closed, and the three remaining Sisters took up residence in other places. After 68 years as a Visitation Sister in the St. Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 6 years ago

Jim Lee’s Christmas Trees

by Dave Nimmer*, Guest Blogger It’s not likely that Jim Lee will be forgotten by the Visitation Sisters in the life of their Minneapolis monastery, not as long as they celebrate Christmas. Lee and his family have been part of Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years6 years ago

Sammy McDowell at Sammy’s Avenue Eatery

by Dave Nimmer*, Guest Blogger Sammy McDowell has been in the food business for most of his adult life, and he’s owned and operated Sammy’s Avenue Eatery at West Broadway Avenue and Emerson Avenue North since 2012. The Eatery is Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

Kiara Jones: Dancing in the Light of God

by Dave Nimmer*, Guest Blogger As a girl growing up on Minneapolis’ north side, Kiara Jones had two realities in her young life: she and her mother moving too much and having too little, and her dream of singing for Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

Judge John McShane, Honorary Member of the Visitation Order

by Dave Nimmer*, Guest Blogger When John McShane was in his Hennepin District courtroom, he was known as Your Honor. When he’s at the Visitation Monastery in North Minneapolis, it’s more like Our Honor, a man whose wise counsel and Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

The Pearson Partners

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger Since the Sisters first opened the door of the Visitation Monastery of North Minneapolis, no one has had a more persistent and consistent presence in their lives than Maryann and Jeff Pearson. In three decades, Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

Meet Alfreda Riddley, the Friend with a Heart of Gold

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger The Visitation Sisters have put me in the middle of a rewarding, unlikely relationship between an old friend of theirs and an older friend of mine. It all revolved around a 20-year-old Honda automobile that Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

The Visitation Bridge between Multi-Cultural Communities

by Anna Dourgarian   Convent of the Visitation School in Mendota Heights, MN, has a special relationship with the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis. They are two Salesian communities within 15 miles of each other. The students respect the Minneapolis Sisters, Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

Spring in North Minneapolis

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger Spring has been a long time coming this year, and I particularly welcome the season at the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis. Spring suits the homes on Fremont and Girard with their gardens, trees, and neighbors. Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years ago

Earth Day Meditation

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde My waking morning meditation hour began this Earth Day on Facebook. With a tap to my smart phone screen, I watched, in silence, the video of an invitation to replace plastic straws with stainless steel ones. Re-posted Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 7 years7 years ago

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