Back to School Parties!

by Sr. Mary Frances Reis, VHM Two hundred young people received school supplies at Neighborhood Night of Peace. On Saturday, August 13, 48 more children and teens from our northside community will receive school supplies to get them underway, just before the fall semester commences. We are so thankful to Read more…

Happy Birthday Sr. Mary Margaret!

Posted by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion; Photos by Brian Mogren, St. Jane House On Monday, April 18, 2011, we celebrated Sr. Mary Margaret McKenzie’s birthday. Included in the Sisters’ outing were Visitation Companion, Brian Mogren, and dear friend and Salesian Leader, Mary Johnson.  What a way to start Holy Week, Read more…

Meet Sr. Karen Mohan!

When I was growing up in a Mississippi River city at the “Gateway to the West,” I could never have imagined that I would end up near the origin of the “Father of Waters,” right here in Minneapolis. Can you guess my birthplace? Yes, my family is from St. Louis, Read more…

Doorbell Agendas

Note: The following post comes from our dear friend, Cody Schimelpfenig, of Urban Homeworks, who helps us live our mission and presence in north Minneapolis. We are grateful for the way Cody connects us with other community members – especially the many young adults living and serving as “Urban Neighbors” Read more…

Meet Sr. Mary Margaret McKenzie!

HOW I chose Visitation: My spiritual director gave me a catalog with summaries and pictures representing the various religious orders so that I could look for a “fit.” In those days it was our version of “Match.com.” The habits were important to me, because if I had to wear one, Read more…

Meet Sr. Katherine Mullin!

Hello! I am a native of Minnesota, born and raised in Minneapolis. Attending high school at Visitation in St. Paul gave me the best of both worlds! It was there, at Visitation that I met the best nuns in the world! After college at Marymount in New York, I entered Read more…