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Discernment Tools

Contemplative Posts

Trust in the Slow Work of God

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion In these long, sometimes cool, other times hot, shifting-climate days of summer, I have found myself reaching for this poem. I offer it to you, for however it might speak to your soul, provide comfort or levity in your journey and this present time. Trust in the Slow Read more…

By Melissa, 7 years6 years ago
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Open the Door: An Invitation to Join Others for Prayer and Discernment

Are you considering your next step in life? A new job? A change in your relationship? A call to religious life? Volunteering? A creative shift in your day-to-day existence? Join us for a day-long discernment retreat at the St. Paul Monastery on January 25, 2014, from 9am-5pm. Details:  The Visitation Read more…

By VizMonastery, 7 years7 years ago
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Tonglen: A Meditation Tool to Transform Suffering

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion Heidi’s dad died this week. Margaret lost her daughter to a long battle with cancer. Karen endures chemo, fighting a malignancy in her breast. Serena showed up at our door, seeking cold-weather clothing. Our local priests and church leaders continue to discern a course of leadership and Read more…

By Melissa, 7 years7 years ago
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“How can we hear and respond to God’s call for our lives?”

by Laura Kelly Fanucci, Project Researcher, Collegeville Institute From the time we are children and teenagers, people ask us questions like, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and “What are you going to do with your life?” Sometimes such questions seem exciting and full of possibility. Read more…

By Melissa, 7 years7 years ago
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Practices of Discernment: Learning to Listen – Elijah’s Experience

The following prayer and questions are ones we will draw on in Session Two of our Discernment Series. Session Two is entitled, “Learning to Listen: Practices of Discernment.” We are grateful to our partners at the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research for this curriculum and the resources they offer us. Read more…

By VizMonastery, 7 years7 years ago
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Entering Holy Week through Imaginative Prayer

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion I keep seeing his feet. The calloused edges of Jesus’ heels, the dark brown of his skin exposed through his sandals. I imagine the way the perfumed oil must soften the leathered texture of his soles, and my own heart cracks open in the process.  Read more…

By Melissa, 8 years8 years ago
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“Following the Spirit:” Discernment Tools for Your Life

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion Monday, February 25, 2013, marks our second discernment session of the “Following the Spirit” series at St. Jane House. This evening will focus on how we tune in and hear God’s voice and invitation for our lives. What follows are a few links to resources Read more…

By Melissa, 8 years6 years ago
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A Discernment Story: Part II

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion When I walked into work that Monday morning, the assistant principal at the school approached me about interviewing for the newly posted teaching position. There were two of us in the Professional Practice School who had been asked to apply — one position. In my Read more…

By Melissa, 8 years8 years ago
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Theology of Vocation: Five Characteristics

by Kathleen A. Cahalan, Director, Collegeville Institute Seminars “Vocation encompasses a multiplicity of callings:  who I am, what I do, and how I live. It is dynamic and changing, not static or linear, not fully determined or preset at the outset of life.” Through our research and reflection on vocation, Read more…

By VizMonastery, 8 years8 years ago
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Aligned with the Crucified Christ? A Calling for All

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “We are called to live in solidarity with the crucified Christ.” — Corein Brown, Collegeville Institute It’s Saturday morning, July 14, 2012; I am at St. Jane House in north Minneapolis for a Vocation-Storytelling-retreat with ten other discerning women and men gathered together to reflect Read more…

By Melissa, 9 years9 years ago

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