Meet Sr. Mary Virginia Schmidt!
My name is Sister Mary Virginia Schmidt. I was born and raised in Mexico the only daughter in a family of five brothers. When I was 14, we moved to the United States and I was educated by the Visitation 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 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 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 Read more…
Meet Sr. Suzanne Homeyer!
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. Read more…
Love in the Food!
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, Read more…
Meet Sr. Mary Frances Reis!
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 Read more…
Welcome to Newest Visitation Companion: Ms. Jody Tigges
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 Read more…
Visitation Internship Program-Launched!
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 Read more…
Merry Mary Musings…
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. Read more…