“By now, it should go without saying that what the oven is to the baker and the berry stained blouse is to the dry cleaner, so the window is to the poet” – Billy Collins, Poet Laureate Seeing in Winter Read more…
Last Saturday, a small group of teenage girls, Visitation Companions, and Visitation Sister, Mary Virginia, convened at St. Jane House (SJH) for an afternoon of cookie baking. Vis Companion and SJH host, Brian Mogren, took a photo documenting the occasion, Read more…
I asked my two year old today, on the eve of his third birthday, what he wants to be when he grows up? “Do you want to be a doctor like Poppa Vince?” I asked. To which he strongly replied, Read more…
The following is the Fox 9 News story that aired on Monday evening, January 25, 2010. The sisters are incredibly grateful to journalist Maury Glover for his sensitivity in reporting on their mission, ministry and community, and to cameraman Kent Read more…
The following is a transcript of Father Michael Himes’ videotaped address to college students on discerning their lives’ vocations. It is reprinted here with permission from the author. Thank you to Boston College Intersections Project for providing the transcription, and Read more…
The Visitation Monastery on Fremont Avenue North in Minneapolis was abuzz with activity Monday. I arrived at 2pm to meet up with Sr. Katherine for our “Facebook date.” Sr. Katherine and I were going to work on our social media Read more…
Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of the Mendota Heights Visitation; she currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband and three sons. She is a freelance writer who is passionate about motherhood and sharing Salesian Spirituality. Read more…
Last night, on the feast of St. Francis de Sales, the Vikings played the Saints for a chance at the Superbowl. The sisters of North Minneapolis delayed their evening prayer to cheer on the home team and be a part Read more…
It is with great pleasure and much enthusiasm that I welcome you to this page and invite you to peruse the site, reflecting and engaging with the Visitation Sisters vis-à-vis this medium. It is our hope to create a larger Read more…
Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde happily joins the Visitation Monastery blogging team as a devoted lay member and contemplative participant in the Vis Sisters’ North Minneapolis lives. Since she made their acquaintance in the summer of 2002– and discerned vowed membership to the Read more…