The Visitation: A Monastic Way of Life in the Church. This item is unavailable.The Visitation: A Monastic Way of Life in the Church

Take a front-seat ride through four centuries of Catholic Church history, tracking the founding and flourishing of the Visitation Sisters of Holy Mary. With rich historical details and vivid pictures, you'll see how St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal radically redrew the path to holiness, inviting widows to join their Order and replacing rigid physical monastic practices of the time with a policy of interior discipline and a rigorous prayer life. St. Francis' call to "be who you are and be that perfectly well" resonates today, and his patient one-task-at-a-time approach speaks to modern multi-taskers, juggling Blackberries and basketballs, lists and lives. The Visitation: A monastic way of life in the Church illustrates the lasting power of the Holy Spirit, who inspired two humble servants to plant the seeds of a vibrant Order for women in the quiet French Alps village of Annecy. Today those seeds are blossoming across the planet, and The Visitation showcases their beauty. In this book you'll learn about the Order's founders, its spirituality, its growth, its daily life and its vital mission. You'll also get a glimpse of the broad Salesian family, including 11 U.S. monasteries and some of their sponsored schools. The perfect gift for any history buff, teacher, Catholic or student of the Catholic Church.