by Anna Anderson on Sunday, December 31, 2023 Every year, the Visitation Sisters of Minneapolis ring in the new year with what they call their “New Year’s Chapter”: a meeting that establishes a primary theme for reflection throughout the coming year. The reflection often transforms into action as the year Read more…
by Anna Anderson on Sunday, June 18, 2023 In today’s Gospel reading at Mass, we heard Jesus say, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest,” before sending off His apostles to serve the suffering Read more…
by Sister Mary Frances Reis on Monday, May 1, 2023 It has been just a year, almost to the day, since we Visitation Sisters had our first listening session with neighbors and friends. Purpose? Having lived in this neighborhood for 33 years, and now in our new monastery, we felt Read more…
by Sister Brenda Lisenby on Sunday, October 31, 2021 On Sunday, October 24, our community hosted an Open House to share with family, friends, and neighbors our joy and gratitude at realizing our dream of One House, One Monastery. I led the first tour at 1:00 and did not stop Read more…
The day Sister Mary Virginia fell, my first monarch caterpillar of the summer began the final stage of its transformation. It entered into its chrysalis. The morning after she died, it emerged, its transformation complete. This was not only a timely sign of resurrection life, but an amazing one as Read more…
by Sister Katherine Mullin on April 23, 2021 When Nhia was only 8 years old, we saw her as a little (family) leader, protecting and shepherding the smaller children. As time went on, her family moved to St. Paul, and we sisters lost track of her. Then, one day out Read more…
by Sister Karen Mohan on December 5, 2020 As our community enters into our last Advent/Christmas season at Fremont and Girard, we chose as our Advent theme: “Our Graced Crossroads: the Intersection of Suffering and Hope.” This year’s Cycle B readings for Mass focus on Mark’s Gospel which was written Read more…
by Sr. Brenda Lisenby on October 11, 2020 “You will be the sunrise.” These were the words that Jesus spoke to Sr. Mary Margaret one morning as she was at prayer and watching the sunrise. In her conversational prayer, she said she would miss the sunrise. And the response she Read more…
by Sister Mary Frances on July 31, 2020 “Come to me and rest.” (see Mt 11:25-30) Sr. Mary Frances Reisshares her grief at the Prayer Tent For the past 30+ years, we Visitation Sisters have been blessed to make our home in north Minneapolis “to Live Jesus by being Read more…
by Caitlin Parsley on July 25, 2020 As these special and undoubtedly strange months as a VIP intern come to a close, I am cherishing the “little nosegay of devotion,” as Frances de Sales would say, that I’ve gathered up. It is such a beautiful bouquet reminding me that the Read more…