by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger “Be who you are and be that well.” — St. Francis de Sales Tweet It’s been a decade since Brian Mogren quit a long-held job at Target Stores to heed the call of St. Francis de Sales to “Be Who You are and Be That Read more…
by Sr. Karen Mohan, VHM Trips to special places are not complete until a photo is taken at a memorable location. Two of the photos shown here are from a favorite “photo op” site in Annecy, France, birthplace of the Visitation Order. Sr. Susan Marie from our Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn, my Read more…
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the Visitation Sisters said, “goodbye” to Juste Siauciunaite. Juste had applied and come to volunteer with the community through the Visitation Internship Program from her home in Lithuania via London. The following video features her reflections on her time in prayer, study and service with the Read more…
by Jody Johnson, Visitation Companion* “I will lead you into the desert, and there I will speak to your heart.” –Hosea 2:16 I’ve come to the desert seeking silence, or seeking to enter into it more fully. I practice contemplative prayer but, if as Thomas Keating says, twenty minutes of Read more…
by S. Mary Frances Reis, VHM On Friday, August 7, 2015 I threw the first pitch at the St. Paul Saints’ game. On that gloriously clear and sunny ‘Minnesota-at-its-best’ evening at the ball park, little did I realize God would re-visit me with my own very personal Sacred Story. The Cookie Cart Read more…
By Cody Maynus, Visitation Intern and Volunteer (from our Summer Newsletter) “This is the place of my delight and rest!” – St. Jane de Chantal These words of our holy foundress, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, have become my daily prayer of gratitude over the past ten months. The Visitation Read more…
By Anna Dourgarian, Visitation Companion Salesian service finds its wholeness and its joy in embracing the present moment. It speaks to my heart because I am very short-sighted and, when facing service goals, I see only obstacles. Great feats of service rouse great doubts in my heart. World problems are Read more…
The following is the first in a series of interviews with Visitation Companions — a lay community committed to the ministry of the Visitation through prayer, Salesian study and service. The Call to Companionship Q: In a few words, what inspired your call to become a Companion to the Visitation Sisters Read more…
by S. Mary Frances Reis, VHM For the past 20+ years the Sisters have sponsored an INNER CITY IMMERSION EXPERIENCE in North Minneapolis as one of the options for Senior Project. It has been a wonderful opportunity for service in this community and to experience another part of town! The Read more…
From our Winter 2015 Newsletter… by Brenda Lisenby, MIE Participant “It has been exciting to experience this commitment to prayer and presence in fresh ways as I am immersed in the daily life of the Visitation Monastery in north Minneapolis.” – Brenda Lisenby Immersion in the daily life and mission Read more…