by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 25, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Vocation news
Intentions for Entering Religious Life Can be Right or Wrong What are some good reasons to desire religious life? Are you motivated by love of Christ and service to his Church? Do you want to live your faith in community with like-minded Catholics who hold each other...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 20, 2014 | Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
Why not consider a monastic retreat? Give your heart to Jesus, and open your soul to the spiritual life. The Founders of the Visitation Order, St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal, have established a religious family who continue to live the profound and...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 23, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Vocation news
If you are in the greater Minneapolis area, and want to walk more closely with the Visitation Sisters, a program called Visitation Companions might be something for you to explore. Meet the most recent Companions here as they make their commitment: Welcome Visitation...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 20, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Vocation news
“What are my options?” Whether you are discerning your vocation as a young adult woman or as a mature woman, this question often assails the heart. The Visitation Order has traditionally welcomed both the young and the mature woman for discernment as a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 3, 2014 | Visitation News, Vocation news
Monastic Beauty: It may be stark, or it may be rich. It will touch your five senses and it will enfold your soul. Monastic life, monastic environment, monastic prayer, monastic horarium, monastic music, monastic architecture all nourish the spiritual life of the soul,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Vocation news
At the Annunciation, God’s will was made known very clearly through Gabriel! Although our vocational callings are often more subtle, in what ways we can better open our ears – and hearts – to hear God’s will? Particularly in Lent, how can we...