by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM What would summer be like without a road trip? I know what part of my summer was like with a road trip. This year I took a road trip with a Visitation Companion and 11 high school girls, another Visitation Sister and a high school Read more…
by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger “Be who you are and be that well.” — St. Francis de Sales Tweet It’s been a decade since Brian Mogren quit a long-held job at Target Stores to heed the call of St. Francis de Sales to “Be Who You are and Be That Read more…
by Dave Nimmer,* Guest Blogger To say Gloria “Gerry” McKay has roots in her North Minneapolis neighborhood (old Highland) is something of an understatement. McKay has been there longer than most of the trees on the north side. She moved into her house on Fremont Avenue with her parents in 1928 – when she was two months Read more…
We are thrilled to share this story of our good friend and neighbor, Linda Goynes, who is featured in this month’s Minnesota Good Age Magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author. Worth the wait By Dave Nimmer At a time when most senior citizens are thinking about selling their Read more…
The Visitation Sisters Invite you to Salesian Second Monday on November 14; 6pm-8pm at Visitation Monastery. This year’s series is entitled, “LIVING JESUS AS WE MOVE THROUGH OUR DAILY LIFE.” The Sisters and their friends will be sharing stories unpacking how they live their spirituality every day, focusing on Gospel Living Read more…
Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “Salesian Spirituality is the heart-to-heart living of the gospel.” — Sr. Mary Margaret McKenzie, VHM I was at the monastery for prayer the day that Jamar Clark was shot and killed by the police. I remember the doorbell ringing and news of this tragedy -just four blocks away Read more…
Are you a northside resident called to deepen your spiritual life? Does growing in faith alongside –and anchored by – the prayers of a religious, monastic community appeal to you? Does study of Salesian Spirituality feel like the next step in your faith journey? Do you desire a community with 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…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion I’ve never been to Annecy, France. But I can imagine it. Cobblestone streets. Turquoise winding river. Stone arches bridging water. That pristine lake. The Alps. The 14th, 15th, 16th century architecture: stucco and brick exterior walls, some vine-covered in my mind’s eye. A red door here. Tiled Read more…
by Dave Nimmer, Guest Blogger Linda Goynes* is a colorful, consistent and continuous thread in the life fabric of the Visitation Sisters of North Minneapolis. For 12 years she was their next door neighbor. Today she proudly wears their Cross of Affiliation, in effect making her an honorary sister. Over Read more…