A SISTER’S PRAYER
by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM O Lord, open my lips and my mouth shall proclaim Your praise. From the Liturgy of the Hours — Morning Prayer As a sister I am often asked about prayer. “How do you pray? Do you really pray Read more…
From our Summer Newsletter
A Contemplative Perspective from the Northside by S. Brenda Lisenby This past year, our community has been engaged in a strategic process. One of the ways in which we have felt led is to increase our awareness of and participation in social justice and advocacy. What does this mean for us as Read more…
Women’s Rights are Human Rights
We are in solidarity with you and promise to hold you all in prayer.
Visitation Volunteer Juste Reflects on her Summer with the Sisters
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the Visitation Sisters said, “goodbye” to Juste Siauciunaite. Juste had applied and come to volunteer with the community through the Visitation Internship Program from her home in Lithuania via London. The following video features her reflections on her time in prayer, study and service with the Read more…
In Solidarity with the Sisters: Silent prayer
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “There is a healthy silence that heals and bonds us all.” — S. Mary Margaret McKenzie The Burkinabe freedom seeker with his fist in the air. The Syrian mother lowering her babe into a boat. Pope Francis lifting the Eucharist at mass in Cuba. The police officer Read more…
Community Prayer: Welcome to North!
WELCOME TO NORTH / story from Chitwood Media on Vimeo. Since December of 2014, we have been convening a group of women and men who are discerning their calls to co-found a Resident Visitation Lay Community alongside us in north Minneapolis. Some of the questions we are wrestling with include: Read more…
Heart to Heart: Reflections on a Women’s Retreat by Sr. Suzanne
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…
Weaving together Humility and Gentleness: An Invitation to Consider the Warp and Woof of Love
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion Through the slanted wood shades of the Girard House living room windows, morning light fell on the red, black, and white cotton and silk fibers woven together by our friend Mary Johnson. As Visitation Minneapolis’ community leader Sr. Mary Frances Reis presented the tapestry to me, she Read more…
Zen Weaving Studio @ St. Jane House
by Brian Mogren, St. Jane House Director and Visitation Companion February 14-18, 2014 St. Jane House, 1403 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis For five days in February, the St. Jane House will become a Pop-Up SAORI Weaving Studio! The fun begins with a special Valentine’s Date Night event on February 14th, and includes a Read more…
On the Virtue of Patience: From Vis Companion and Doula, Heidi Govednik
The following is an excerpt from Vis Companion Heidi Govenik’s recent blog post, “On Being A Doula”. We share this with her permission as part of our exploration of Salesian Virtues in our Second Monday Salesian Spirituality Series. Heidi spoke about patience in light of her work as a doula, Read more…