By S. Karen Mohan, VHM “Each new season renews an aspect of the great mystery of Christ living and present in the Church. Each recurring season shows us some new way in which we live in Christ and in which Christ acts in the world….”- Thomas Merton As I lit the Read more
From our Winter newsletter… By S. Karen Mohan, VHM What do a Monastic Studies grad student, a physical therapist, a Visitation alumna, a European Salesian spirituality “seeker” and a married woman now leading women’s programs in Afghanistan have in common? Did you think “VIP”? If so, you’re right on! Our Read more
by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger Bianca Franks was a girl of 10 when she first met the Visitation Sisters. She was helping out at the Cookie Cart and spending Wednesday evenings at the Fremont house with other children. One of those evenings turned into a gardening session and Franks, who Read more
We are in solidarity with you and promise to hold you all in prayer.
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM Our Advent theme at the monastery is Vigiling. As I began my personal Advent journey this year I realized some of my ways of preparing for this time were marked with the familiar, such as a place for an Advent wreath in my personal prayer space Read more
by Sr. Mary Frances Reis, VHM Twenty six years ago, on our one-year anniversary in the neighbhorhood, a gentleman by the name of Peter Hayden came to our door with a gift of individual filet mignon steaks for each of us. He also had a request. He told us he Read more
By Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger When Maria and Pedro Ochoa came to Minneapolis in September, 1994 – having fled the turmoil, unrest and violence in their native Guatemala – they were seeking a better life for themselves and their family. Since then, they’ve learned English, found a job, got an Read more
by Sr. Karen Mohan, VHM Trips to special places are not complete until a photo is taken at a memorable location. Two of the photos shown here are from a favorite “photo op” site in Annecy, France, birthplace of the Visitation Order. Sr. Susan Marie from our Visitation Monastery in Brooklyn, my Read more
by Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger Sondra Samuels is not a shrinking violet who wilts under pressure or withers from conflict or criticism. That’s part of the territory when you’re the CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), a partnership of community organizations and schools with a jaw-tightening task: to prepare 2,300 Read more
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the Visitation Sisters said, “goodbye” to Juste Siauciunaite. Juste had applied and come to volunteer with the community through the Visitation Internship Program from her home in Lithuania via London. The following video features her reflections on her time in prayer, study and service with the Read more