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Judge John McShane, Honorary Member of the Visitation Order

by Dave Nimmer*, Guest Blogger When John McShane was in his Hennepin District courtroom, he was known as Your Honor. When he’s at the Visitation Monastery in North Minneapolis, it’s more like Our Honor, a man whose wise counsel and Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

The Pearson Partners

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger Since the Sisters first opened the door of the Visitation Monastery of North Minneapolis, no one has had a more persistent and consistent presence in their lives than Maryann and Jeff Pearson. In three decades, Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

Meet Alfreda Riddley, the Friend with a Heart of Gold

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger The Visitation Sisters have put me in the middle of a rewarding, unlikely relationship between an old friend of theirs and an older friend of mine. It all revolved around a 20-year-old Honda automobile that Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

The Visitation Bridge between Multi-Cultural Communities

by Anna Dourgarian   Convent of the Visitation School in Mendota Heights, MN, has a special relationship with the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis. They are two Salesian communities within 15 miles of each other. The students respect the Minneapolis Sisters, Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

Spring in North Minneapolis

by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger Spring has been a long time coming this year, and I particularly welcome the season at the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis. Spring suits the homes on Fremont and Girard with their gardens, trees, and neighbors. Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years ago

Earth Day Meditation

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde My waking morning meditation hour began this Earth Day on Facebook. With a tap to my smart phone screen, I watched, in silence, the video of an invitation to replace plastic straws with stainless steel ones. Re-posted Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

Sr. Mary Margaret’s 12 Step Program for White Privilege

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 Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

A Simple Life: Lent at the Monastery

by Anna Dourgarian   At the Visitation monasteries, the shelves and tables have been stripped of their usual decoration. Spare change is collected in Basilica St. Vincent de Paul Ministry containers. No Christ candle is lit on Sundays, no Alleluia Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years ago

The Dollhouse in the Chapel

At Girard House, if you take the back stairs (the “servant stairs,” in the old days) from the kitchen to the second floor, you find yourself in a small alcove with chairs in a half-circle around an altar: the Chapel. Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years4 years ago

From Cave to Cosmos: The Threshold of a New Way of Being

by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM Most of you have heard that we Sisters were able to take one day during Advent as a “Cave Day” — a time for going deep into ourselves to explore the stirrings of what might Read more…

By Anna Dourgarian, 4 years ago

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