by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM As I got my first look at Anne Goetze’s signature piece for the exhibit, Pray to Love: The Annecy France Nun Series, I was immediately caught up into the quiet calm of an old town French street scape. What was it down the road that Read more…
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM “Thank you, for your commitment!” was one of the final comments I heard on my profession day. They were spoken by one of my BOF (Best Oblate Friends) as he was leaving our monastery for the wintry drive back to Michigan after the festivities. Those Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “I am praying to God, the Father, this Advent. I know he’s not on this list of saints we are invoking, but he’s central to our prayers. Who is God, the Father? He’s a new dad, pacing the waiting room floor, waiting for Jesus to be born. Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “Many of us are drawn to this way of listening and leading in the midst of complex, diverse settings–and we hunger to do it with more integrity and in more connection with others on this path.” – Spirit-Led Leadership: Contemplative Leadership for the 21st Century It’s a Sunday Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion I hurt my eye. After thirty years of wearing contacts, it got dry. It turned red. It really started to ache — so I went in to the eye doctor and she informed me that the surface looked like the equivalent of a “dry, cracked Read more…
Video by Sr. Katherine Mullin, VHM Tuesday, October 2, 2012 marks the start of the 24th year of the Visitation Sisters in north Minneapolis. On this day, the Sisters marked the occasion with mass at the Girard Avenue monastery. In this informal video of Sr. Mary Frances Reis, she shares Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “…blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”,–Luke 1:42 This Thursday we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, the story that is our order’s namesake, that anchors our charism and presence in communities all over the world — especially in Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion It’s May, friends! A month during the liturgical year when Catholics devote time to our Blessed Mother. I’m pausing today to think about the various ways I do this, and considering ways that I might grow in my prayer and devotion to Mary. Perhaps some Read more…
An invitation from Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, vhm and the Visitation Community: What: Northside Women’s Retreat When: Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19. you must be able to attend the entire retreat. Friday night runs from 6 pm until 9 pm and Saturday we go from 8:30 am until 3 Read more…