by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger When I first heard about Sister Mary Margaret McKenzie’s idea to start a 12-Step Group to deal with the corrosive effects of white privilege on her life and on others, I was skeptical. I’ve been going to 12-Step meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for more Read more…
by Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger Wazeer Brown, and his brother Emmanuel, are the first youngsters the Visitation Sisters “met” after they decided to locate their monastery in North Minneapolis in 1989. The two boys, about three and four years old, were standing on the street corner at 16th and Fremont as the Sisters were driving Read more…
by Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger Bob Briscoe is a regular at the monthly, Monday-night Salesian Spirituality Meetings at the Visitation Monastery. He is one of a handful of men among a roomful of women and, along with his wife Khalilah, the former Chicago cop seems to fit right in with Read more…
by Phil Soucheray, Visitation Companion I just got done reading Hermann Hesse’s “The Glass Bead Game.” Until a few weeks ago I had never heard of the book. I did not know that it was the final full-length novel by this noted German writer. Heck, he won the Nobel Prize Read more…
by Phil Soucheray, Visitation Companion God invites. Are we willing to listen? Be still and know that I am God. That’s what the psalmist wrote in Psalm 46. Like many of the psalms, the context of the lyrics refers to a powerful God in whom humanity is urged to find Read more…
by Guest blogger Anna Dourgarian, Visitation Intern Volunteer The 2012-2013 Salesian Monday Night series focuses on the 7 Essentials of Monastic Life that the Vis Sisters have outlined for their community. The following post is part two* of VIP Anna Dourgarian’s co-presentation with Sr. Karen on Silence. My two favorite Read more…
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 Guest blogger Anna Dourgarian, Visitation Intern Volunteer The 2012-2013 Salesian Monday Night series focuses on the 7 Essentials of Monastic Life that the Vis Sisters have outlined for their community. The following post is part one of VIP Anna Dourgarian’s co-presentation with Sr. Karen on Silence. I am really Read more…
From Guest Blogger Claire Kranz, Vis Alumna, Student at St. Louis University Marvel at God’s goodness. ~St. Francis de Sales Thanksgiving week is finally here and from a school and work perspective, I could not be more ready. But, as I sit here, admittedly listening to Christmas music, I realize Read more…
From Guest Blogger Claire Kranz, Vis Alumna, Student at St. Louis University God doesn’t call us to feed everyone, just to give Him everything we have. ~Fr. Joe Krupp, OSFS This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend the National Salesian Conference here in St. Louis. Among the speakers, Read more…