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January 27, 2022, Dubuque, Iowa: The Leadership Council of the Sisters of Charity, BVM issued the following statement in support of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, both pending in the U.S. Senate. The…
Since March of 2021, Mount Carmel Bluffs (MCB) has welcomed eight new BVM faces: Spotlight: Katherine and Marcelia We had the chance to visit with two of "newest" new residents: Kathrine "Katie" Heffernan and Marcelia Maglinte. Katherine “Katie” Heffernan, BVM…
You are with us, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. As You guide us, Make Yourself at home in our hearts. Teach us the way to go and how to follow Your guidance. We are attentive and…
“You helped heal a community.” That’s how Christina White, from the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota, describes a Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary BVM Ministry Partnership Grant to Native Food Perspectives in Minneapolis. Christina, who founded the…
Over the summer I went whitewater rafting in Colorado. One of the things they explain in preparation is that if you end up in the water someone will yell, “Rope!” and throw it at your head so you have the…
When Julie O’Neill, BVM shared news of recent accomplishments of Amber Haack, Julie remarked, “Isn’t Mother Clarke smiling from her heavenly home on this amazing young woman?” Amber received Mary Frances Clarke Scholarships for Women from the Sisters of Charity…
Six-year-old Jen-Noelle walks barefoot and alone for as long as two hours from her village to get to school. She has shoes, but the long walk through the mountains would ruin her only pair. Around her, there are no cars…
Eunice Oduware’s business selling fish and soup items has expanded thanks to the Fullness of Life Counseling and Development Initiative Centre (FULIFE) and a Ministry Partnership Grant from the Sisters of Charity, BVM. Sister Florence Nwaonuma, a member of the…
Damien House, a BVM Ministry Partner, serves the needs of those living with Hansen’s Disease and provides a clean space and environment where residents live with dignity, love, and hope. Patients receive daily basic needs such as their meals, clean…
Participants in a skill acquisition program for young women in Bolgatanga, Ghana, learn to make snacks through Holy Child Integrated Services, recipient of a BVM Ministry Partnership Grant. Audrey Awambire was 5 when she lost her parents in 2002. She…