Archival Clip: The Great Armed Robbery
by Mary A. Healey, BVM Monday, May 1, 1967, at St. Dorothy Convent in Chicago: As usual the half-dozen early risers went to the 7 a.m. Mass while the others would go at 5 p.m. Four of us went in…
BVMs and Students Share Stories about Creatures, Creation, and Legislation
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary recently met virtually with high school and college students to connect, have fun, and learn from each other. Reptiles, Clarke RAs, Sisters, Oh My!! It wasn’t spooky but it might have been…
Railroad Crossing Made Safer For Everyone Thanks to BVM’s Advocacy
When Helen (Frances Helen) Gourlay, BVM had a closer-than-necessary experience at a railroad crossing, she didn’t say somebody really ought to do something about that. She did something about it, and the result is better signage, better visibility, and painted…
Enrichment Classes Become Even More Important and Continue Virtually
BVM Joan (Ramone Mary) Lingen teaches a virtual class on rediscovered landmarks of ancient peoples through the Roberta Kuhn Center. What’s essential might be invisible to the eye, as The Little Prince tells us, but sometimes you can see it…
BVMs Connect With Voters During Virtual Nuns on the Bus Tour
BVMs Marilyn Wilson (l.) and Elizabeth Avalos attended town halls across the country with Nuns on the Bus. BVMs joined a virtual Nuns on the Bus tour this year for town halls and discussions with voters across the country. Elizabeth…
BVM Roots Run Deep at Carmel Catholic
Seniors Maura Green (l.) and Angel Tejada and all Carmel Catholic High School students have a new reminder of BVM Foundress Mary Frances Clarke and BVM core values thanks to a sculpture. Carmel Catholic High School students see BVM Foundress…
BVMs Make Calls and Write Letters to Get Out the Vote
BVMs Irene Lukefahr (l.) and Joanne (Joeline) Schneider discuss Getting Out the Vote. Irene brought a letter-writing campaign to the attention of BVMs, and Joanne volunteered to write letters to three people in Michigan telling each one why she's voting…
BVMs in the News
Crescent Advocacy Award for Catherine Dunn, BVM Catherine Dunn, BVM, was honored recently for her advocacy for Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Awards are giving annually to people who have “impacted the work of Crescent and enabled our…
Climate Change: Voices of Hope
A virtual intergenerational panel discussion on climate change was held on Sept. 20, 2020. Discussion included ways communities can address urgent needs of climate justice. Organizers scheduled the discussion during the Season of Creation that runs through Oct. 4, to…
Sharon Rezmer, BVM: Answering the Call by Seeing the Open Door and Taking the Next Step
Sharon Rezmer, BVM serves a meal at St. Patrick Parish in Dubuque, Iowa, where she is a parish visitor. Sharon Rezmer stood on the threshold of a life-changing decision. And the door kept beckoning. While visiting the Art Institute of…