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  The Mary Frances Clarke (MFC) Scholarship is awarded to women in need of financial assistance to achieve their educational goals. Each year since 2018, BVM Mary (Patricia) Nolan has recommended Vivian Garcia Cruz. Vivian, a DACA student, has been…

BVM Pat Bombard (l.) and Leadership Development participants in Kampala, Uganda, interact via Zoom. When I was discerning next steps in my ministry path in the 1990s, I settled on three reasons for my decision to focus on leadership development…

BVM Deanna Randall passed away in February 2019. Through her passion for teaching she touched the lives of her many young students and the Jonestown community. A Lesson in Principles In 2010, Stan Buckley took an exploratory trip to Haiti.…

Without water, we would die. Water is essential for life on earth, not just human life but all life. Water is needed for drinking, cleaning, washing and making crops grow. There is no substitute for this precious resource. And yet…

Congratulations to Ann DeNicolo, BVM who retired in December 2021 from Catholic Charities in Arcadia, Fla. For more than 20 years, Ann has lived the mission of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc., “ to provide help, hope, and…

Preparing for Change Trying to sustain community while remaining apart is not an easy task. And, though we are not alone in our struggles as we face the pandemic, we may encounter a different set of challenges. How do we…

Brophy College Principal Bob Ryan (l.) and President Adria Renke (far r.) present the Inés Pascual Award to Xavier College Preparatory's leadership team: BVM sisters Lynn Winsor, Joan Fitzgerald, and Joan Nuckols in Phoenix. The sisters are members of the…

Mary Alma Sullivan, (l.) gathers with Ann Harrington; (back row, l.) Gabrielle Buckley, Carolyn Campion, BVM President LaDonna Manternach, and Judith Dewell, at the Motherhouse in Dubuque, Iowa, to celebrate the establishment of the Sister Mary Alma Sullivan, BVM Scholarship.…