My earliest contact with the Visitation Sisters was at a Newman Center in Michigan. As a lay person I served as a member of the Pastoral Team, devoting most of my time to liturgy, RCIA and peace and justice programming. The two priests on staff were Oblates of St. Francis Read more
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM WHAT’S COOKIN’? COOKIN’ UP A STORM! SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN WITH…. These could all be appropriate titles for this blogpost but I prefer: LOVE IN THE FOOD. As part of a 400 year old custom, Visitation Sisters exchange rooms (or cells) by drawing lots during Read more
As part of our commitment to making the Visitation Sisters’ lives and stories visible and audible, we feature some of their biographical information here, alongside their discernment narrative in becoming a Visitation Sister of North Minneapolis. We welcome your responses and own stories: What has shaped you? What has lead Read more
Posted by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Vis Companion On Monday, January 24, 2011, the Visitation Sisters of North Minneapolis, along with their lay community, welcomed the newest Visitation Companion, Ms. Jody Tigges. On this Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales, and in this 400th anniversary year of our order’s founding, we Read more
By Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan, Visitation Alumna ’93 The Invitation: There is a movement of the spirit that is bringing young adults together in urban neighborhoods for prayer, community, and simple living. We, the Visitation Sisters of north Minneapolis, are responding to this movement and offer young adults the chance to Read more
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer Christmas cards are always wonderful to receive — some are poignant; some poetic; some reproductions of the great masters and some home-made; some are photos of real people you know and some rough-hewn wood cut prints. My favorite this year was a wood cut print — Read more
by Dave Nimmer* His given name was Robert John Schranck, but everyone called my old newspaper buddy “The Bear.” He was big, bearded and burly. To me, over the 45 years of our friendship, he was more like a teddy bear. He always chose to see the good side of Read more
Posted by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Vis Companion On Saturday, December 4, 2010, the Vis Companions convened at Girard House Monastery for their annual Advent retreat. This year’s reflection was lead by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer. The theme this year was: BREATHE IN, ENTER, EXPERIENCE, CELEBRATE THE PRESENCE OF GOD. Sr. Suzanne led Read more
by Sr. Karen Mohan, VHM When the Visitation Order began, our Founders chose November 21 (formerly the memorial of Our Lady’s “presentation” in the temple) as a day that the Sisters would renew their vows together in a devotional way. In this 400th anniversary year of our Order, I felt Read more
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer This time of the year is often called the ‘end time.’ And it certainly is the end of the growing season (except for the evergreens); the end of fresh cut flowers (except for the beautiful apricot tea rose stubbornly clinging to the bush in the Fremont Read more