August 1, 2014 By Nikki Rajala The Visitor St. John’s Abbey hosted its first-ever English as a Second Language Institute for monks from around the world this summer. Benedictine Brother Paul Richards, director of the St. John’s Abbey Benedictine Volunteer Corps who became the ESL program’s director, described how the idea became reality. “We have…

August 1, 2014 Franciscan sister from Little Falls ministers to migrants at Texas parish    By Pat Norby For The Visitor Sister Anita Jennissen brought a message from Sacred Heart Parish in McAllen, Texas, to share with the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls as she prepares to celebrate her 60th jubilee Aug. 11 with the…