by Sr. Joanna O’Meara, VHM As I clicked onto the Internet this morning, headlines from “The Daily Telegraph” newspaper took my attention: “Hadrian’s Wall lit by ‘line of light.’” 500 volunteers spanning 84 miles along the Roman wall – which Read more…
“Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” -Matthew 18: 21-22 Tuesday’s Gospel from Matthew inspired much fervent Read more…
What a week at St. Jane House! On the heels of Wednesday’s rich and rewarding first discernment workshop held at the Visitation Sister’s lay retreat house, follows another workshop of sorts, engaging more young people from the Northside neighborhood. The Read more…
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 Read more…
by Sr. Karen Mohan, VHM Today is a landmark day for me, for I am stepping into the world of the BLOG! Our Visitation community launched into this world last month on the feast of our Founder, St. Francis de 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 Read more…
“By now, it should go without saying that what the oven is to the baker and the berry stained blouse is to the dry cleaner, so the window is to the poet” – Billy Collins, Poet Laureate Seeing in Winter 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, 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 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 Read more…