Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis

Visitation Snapshots: Preparing for our Feast Day

Melissa — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:42:43 +0000

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “…blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”,–Luke 1:42 This Thursday we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, the story that is our order’s namesake, that anchors our charism and presence in communities all over the world — especially in north Minneapolis. This feast remembering Mary’s [...]

Pentecost Prayers

Melissa — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:11:27 +0000

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Acts 2:4 As we approach Pentecost Sunday and celebrate the birthday of our Church, let’s keep in prayer the gifts of the Spirit that each of us possesses. Whether that be [...]

More Beauty

Elizabeth — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:40:12 +0000

How will you make the world more beautiful? A stunning question really, isn’t it? As today’s rains and last night’s thunderstorms soak into our spring soil promising the bounty of summer around the corner? How am I called to make the world more beautiful? You must see the origins of this question from one of my [...]

Salesian Leadership – May, 2012

Melissa — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:27:48 +0000

by Gilbert J. Gustafson, Leadership Development Consultant “ALL THROUGH LOVE, NOTHING THROUGH FORCE.”-St. Francis DeSales On a beautiful May evening we concluded the second year of our course on Salesian Leadership with a group of leaders from the North Side of Minneapolis who are determined to be part of the healing of the community. The warmth [...]

“Praise of Wisdom” — Celebrating the Feminine Form in Scripture

Melissa — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:03 +0000

This Easter season, Seeing the Word at Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary is reflecting on the faces of women illuminated in The Saint John’s Bible. These often overlooked Biblical women exhibit remarkable faith, courage, and love. “As I welcome my stretch marks, I cannot help but see them in this illumination and wonder what Wisdom, [...]

Join us for “For the Bible Tells Me So” at St. Jane House: Tuesday, 5/15, 6pm!

Melissa — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:22:35 +0000

An Invitation from Kelly Schumacher, Visitation Intern: You’re invited to join us at St. Jane House on Tuesday, May 15th for a screening of For the Bible Tells Me So, a film about the intersection of religion and homosexuality in the U.S. This is the next in our series, “Movies with Jane” featuring thought provoking [...]

ON MARY: ANSWERING AN INVITATION

Melissa — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:28:23 +0000

by Sr. Suzanne Homeyer, VHM At the very beginning of the beautiful month of May I received an invitation I couldn’t refuse. A friend invited personal reflections on Mary, the Mother of Jesus, during this traditional month of celebration, reflection and special devotion to her. Being raised in another faith tradition didn’t stop me from celebrating the [...]

“Rapture of Being Alive”

Elizabeth — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:49:46 +0000

Posted by Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan, Visitation Alumna I have worked in vocation work for nearly a decade. I have heard many definitions of what vocation means, a holy calling, answering a holy longing, “where our great gladness meets the world’s greatest needs,” that one call leads to another and to another. While all this holds true, I stumbled upon a [...]

May: A Month Celebrating Mary!

Melissa — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:44:25 +0000

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion It’s May, friends! A month during the liturgical year when Catholics devote time to our Blessed Mother. I’m pausing today to think about the various ways I do this, and considering ways that I might grow in my prayer and devotion to Mary. Perhaps some of this will resonate with you? I [...]

Discernment, choosing the path less worn

Elizabeth — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:39:33 +0000

Posted by Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan, Visitation Alumna I came across this passage in the book I am reading. I think it is applicable to discernment, and going through some of the uncomfortableness of it. Elizabeth Lesser says, “I knew what Albert Einstein meant when he said that the most appropriate response to life is ‘Sacred Awe.’” With this [...]