by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM As we planned our recent Visitation Companion Advent morning of prayer and reflection Jody, Linda and I spent some time sharing about our community Advent focus of Promise. A phrase from the 2008 – 2014 Vision Statement of our order somehow spoke to all of 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…
On Friday, November 21, the Visitation Sisters will renew their vows publicly at a mass and celebration. In preparation for this event, blogger and Companion Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde had an opportunity to ask Sister Mary Frances Reis about this process of of vow renewal. What follow is their Q and A. Q: Read more…
On Saturday, October 25, 2014, the Star Tribune ran an about our religious community’s presence in the heart of the city — spanning 25 years and leaning into the next two and half decades. “Every neighborhood should have nuns in the hood!” Journalists Joy Powell and photographer Leila Navidi captured Read more…
On Wednesday, October 29, 2014, the Visitation Sisters of Minneapolis welcomed Brenda Lisenby in an intimate commissioning ceremony as the community’s latest Monastic Immersion Experience resident. On the heels of this event, Companion Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde had an opportunity to interview Ms. Lisenby via emailed questions and answers. That Q & A Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion One of the first things you might notice about Cody Maynus is his quick wit; the second is his penchant for all things gracious and hospitable. As a new member of our Visitation Community, we are so fortunate to have this fine fellow among us for this Read more…
So we had a party. Or rather, a WEEK of parties: merry-making, reflecting, celebrating, giving thanks, and marking our call to found a monastic community in the heart of north Minneapolis twenty-five years ago. From Monday to Sunday, our Salesian friends, family, neighbors, collaborators, and benefactors descended on our little corner Read more…
by S. Mary Frances Reis, VHM* North Minneapolis is a culturally diverse and spiritually rich part of the metro area; it is home to the second Visitation Monastery in Minnesota founded in 1989. The Salesian heritage of inclusivity and diversity which four Sisters brought here 25 years ago complements and affirms what is already present. Perhaps that Read more…
by S. Katherine Mullin, VHM “Being outside these days placing fragile plants in moist dark soil somehow lifts my spirit and gives hope that each of us, and really all humanity, will grow to full strength.” – S. Katherine Mullin, VHM Maybe it is because as young girl I saw my dad outside, season after season, so intent on watching Read more…
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, the Visitation Sisters and Companions welcomed four new members to our burgeoning lay community. After a rich morning retreat experience inspired by the Salesian formation book, “God Desires You” by Fr. Eunan McDonnell, SDB; mass and prayer, the community reviewed their statements of commitment and Read more…