https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org Living the Monastic Way in the Inner City Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:52:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-cross-transparent-32x32.png https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org 32 32 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2024/11/faith-in-action-an-excerpt/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:52:07 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=12006 by Sister Brenda Lisenby on Sunday, November 17, 2024 The following is excerpted from Vision Magazine. The full article is available here. Sister Brenda Lisenby, VHM Sister Brenda Lisenby, VHM, has been a Sister at the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis since 2018. The Visitation Sisters hosted eight students for their […]

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The post Compassionate Vision: A 2023 Theme in Review first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2023/06/the-immersion-experience-before-service-work/ Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:44:37 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11809 by Anna Anderson on Sunday, June 18, 2023 In today’s Gospel reading at Mass, we heard Jesus say, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest,” before sending off His apostles to serve the suffering […]

The post The Immersion Experience Before Service Work first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2023/05/pause-ponder-and-pray-together/ Mon, 01 May 2023 12:31:16 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11788 by Sister Mary Frances Reis on Monday, May 1, 2023 It has been just a year, almost to the day, since we Visitation Sisters had our first listening session with neighbors and friends. Purpose? Having lived in this neighborhood for 33 years, and now in our new monastery, we felt […]

The post Pause, Ponder, and Pray — Together! first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2021/10/open-house-baptism-blessing/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 03:19:22 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11712 by Sister Brenda Lisenby on Sunday, October 31, 2021 On Sunday, October 24, our community hosted an Open House to share with family, friends, and neighbors our joy and gratitude at realizing our dream of One House, One Monastery. I led the first tour at 1:00 and did not stop […]

The post An Open House & the Blessing of Baptism first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2021/06/the-transformation-of-sr-mary-virginia/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:36:56 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11684 The day Sister Mary Virginia fell, my first monarch caterpillar of the summer began the final stage of its transformation. It entered into its chrysalis. The morning after she died, it emerged, its transformation complete. This was not only a timely sign of resurrection life, but an amazing one as […]

The post The Transformation of Sr. Mary Virginia first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2021/04/god-walks-with-us/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:11:36 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11630 by Sister Katherine Mullin on April 23, 2021 When Nhia was only 8 years old, we saw her as a little (family) leader, protecting and shepherding the smaller children. As time went on, her family moved to St. Paul, and we sisters lost track of her. Then, one day out […]

The post God Walks with Us first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2020/12/the-crossroads-of-suffering-and-hope/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 02:50:15 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11232 by Sister Karen Mohan on December 5, 2020 As our community enters into our last Advent/Christmas season at Fremont and Girard, we chose as our Advent theme: “Our Graced Crossroads: the Intersection of Suffering and Hope.” This year’s Cycle B readings for Mass focus on Mark’s Gospel which was written […]

The post The Crossroads of Suffering and Hope first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2020/10/tribute-to-sistermarymargaret/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:51:30 +0000 https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11185 by Sr. Brenda Lisenby on October 11, 2020 “You will be the sunrise.” These were the words that Jesus spoke to Sr. Mary Margaret one morning as she was at prayer and watching the sunrise. In her conversational prayer, she said she would miss the sunrise. And the response she […]

The post A Tribute to Sr. Mary Margaret first appeared on Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis.]]> https://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/2020/07/healing-our-city/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:54:06 +0000 http://www.visitationmonasteryminneapolis.org/?p=11096 by Sister Mary Frances on July 31, 2020 “Come to me and rest.” (see Mt 11:25-30)   Sr. Mary Frances Reisshares her grief at the Prayer Tent For the past 30+ years, we Visitation Sisters have been blessed to make our home in north Minneapolis “to Live Jesus by being […]

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