Friday, June 19, 2009

Media coverage

Source: The New York Times
Publication date: June 19, 2009

"Called Extraordinary Ordinary Lives: Vocation Stories of Minnesota Visitation Sisters, it 'explains who we are, where we’re from, how we got here and why we’ve stayed. It bursts with the kind of personal narratives Dad embraced.' "

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Speaking engagement

Place: Presbyterian Homes in Inver Grove Heights
Date: June 8, 2009

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Media coverage

Source: The Catholic Spirit
Publication date: May 20, 2009

"The decline in numbers of Roman collars is well documented and well known, but the religious shortage is hitting women hardest."

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Media coverage

Source: The Catholic Spirit
Publication date: May 20, 2009

"The call to religious life baffles many lay Catholics. What does it sound like? How is it answered? Is it a one-time deal -- called, answered, done?"

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Media coverage

Source: The Diocese of New Ulm
Publication date: May 10, 2009

"The Visitation Monastery has published a groundbreaking book profiling 14 local nuns who have boldly lived out the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Biographies of Saint Therese of Lisieux and Mother Teresa abound, but no author has chronicled a group of ordinary, low-profile nuns before."

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