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 Anna Dourgarian, Visitation Companion Salesian service finds its wholeness and its joy in embracing the present moment. It speaks to my heart because I am very short-sighted and, when facing service goals, I see only obstacles. Great feats of service rouse great doubts in my heart. World problems are Read more…
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM !Hola! Me llama Hermana Susanna. That is how I began the most recent Women’s Overnight Retreat at St. Jane House. Each year for Mothers’ Day we Sisters invite the women of our neighborhood to participate in an all day retreat in honor of their nurturing 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…
Dear Novices of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales,* We love you. On behalf of the Visitation Community, I extend gratitude for your visit and spirited presence among us for the week celebrating our 25th Anniversary in north Minneapolis. We are so lucky that Fr. Mike Newman, OSFS, was able Read more…
by Sr. Karen Mohan, VHM “Our faith tells us that the Eucharist is the ultimate Thanksgiving meal and the best preparation for being sent.” For the past 25 years our monastery dining room table has been the setting for good food, stimulating conversation and amazing people who enrich and inspire us Read more…
by Sr. Mary Virginia Schmidt, VHM St. Jane House always amazes me. Last Wednesday evening, our own Jody Johnson, Visitation Companion Coordinator, full of the gentle wise spirit of St. Jane herself, exploded in a burst of energy and strength (also St. Jane’s charateristics) in an hour of Zumba. She acted as if we Read more…
by Guest Blogger Tom Klein,* “Following the Spirit” Discernment Series Participant “What is there for me to do, give, share, be open to, receive, … What is possible, what would Jesus ask of me?” — Tom Klein I believe if we live a faith-filled life we are to have a Read more…