Wednesday evening at St. Jane House in North Minneapolis, marked the first of three discernment workshops, entitled, “Following the Spirit,” that the Visitation Sisters are facilitating for young adults. Convened in the lay member retreat space were 23 people hailing from various parts of our globe, all currently residing in Read more…
Speak, Lord, I love to listen to your voice. See, Lord, here I am. It’s Friday, February 19th, 11am, and Sr. Mary Frances is intoning the opening song at this Lenten season service. We are gathered in the chapel of the the Visitation Monastery on Fremont Avenue in North Minneapolis, 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, and emailed a few words about the collaborative experience to 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 for the images of all that he was able to 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 networking to further the vocations initiative of inviting “seven more Read more…