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The Francis Effect – Reflection

by Guest Blogger Aimee Fritsch* Oh my goodness, why does the Pope make me cry? That crossed my mind more than once as my eyes watered up, sitting in the St. Jane House, watching the documentary “The Francis Effect”. The eyes of the world are on him, and I think Read more…

By VizMonastery, 5 years ago
Contemplative Posts

“Woman, why are you crying?” Easter Season Contemplations

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “Mommy, why are you crying?” I was sitting on the steps of my almost-three-year-old’s daycare provider’s house. I thought I had planned enough time for this transition in our day. I had risen early for my once-a-month- massage appointment. I had left the house early Read more…

By Melissa, 8 years8 years ago
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On Contemplative Presence: A Wendell Berry Poem

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “Contemplative Presence is a vivacious stability founded in the “movement without motion,” named in the Book of Wisdom and described by St. Francis de Sales as devotion. This presence carries our charism, and therefore, conversion which we know as humility, seeking truth, before God and Read more…

By Melissa, 8 years ago
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