by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 18, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Year of Consecrated Life
From our archives: Let us propose to ourselves some practices relative to this holy season and which will be proof of our love for this Child, whose Nativity we are about to celebrate. Let all our spiritual exercises be homage and adoration that we render to Jesus...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 12, 2014 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
From our archives: ” Jesus Christ has repaired all disorders in the mystery of the Incarnation. Let us unite our voices and our praises to those of the Church to render to our Deliverer a thousand thanks! Let us entreat Him to draw us from the darkness of sin,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 4, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
We continue Advent reflections from our archives: We must consecrate the holy time of Advent to honor the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God; to unite ourselves to the praises and adoration, to the love and thanksgiving, which He renders to His Father in the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 27, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Our Visitation Monastery in North Minneapolis recently celebrated 25 years of presence among their Northside neighbors. This video shows the deep mutuality between nuns and neighbors! http://www.startribune.com/video/280321252.html
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 26, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
In examining our Visitandine archives, we have discovered some exhortations for the season of Advent, handwritten in a notebook, undated and unsigned. We will post excerpts of them during this holy season of Advent for your reflection. “This time is destined to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 24, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
From the story when the disciples were in the boat during the storm, and in a panic they awoke Jesus for help (Mark 4:37-41), how can we learn from this situation how to practice the idea of “holy indifference.”? How do the two concepts of “desire...