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Sr. Mary Virginia

Our Friends: The Ochoa Family

By Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger When Maria and Pedro Ochoa came to Minneapolis in September, 1994 – having fled the turmoil, unrest and violence in their native Guatemala – they were seeking a better life for themselves and their family. Since then, they’ve learned English, found a job, got an Read more

By VizMonastery, 10 yearsOctober 26, 2016 ago

Loving our Failure: Salesian Insight on the virtue of Humility and Abjection

by Sr. Mary Virginia Schmidt, VHM “[H]ow do we deal with failure that is so much a part of our lives?” – S. Mary Virginia We are, most of us in the US, infected with the virus of perfectionism – in all areas: business, science, religion… It is the heart of advertising, is Read more

By Melissa, 12 yearsNovember 9, 2013 ago
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