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Jann Phillips (class of ’60) first encountered the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary when she was a young girl at St. Paul Elementary in San Francisco. “They treated us with respect,” she reflects. “They taught us manners,…
BVMs Receive Awards and Distinctions Former Dubuque, Iowa, Mayor Carolyn (Lester) Farrell, BVM was among 14 people honored with the Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award. The award recognizes these individuals for raising $125,000 between Thanksgiving and Christmas of…
In their 2018 Team Talk, “Freedom and the Common Good,” BVM leadership asked sisters and associates to consider the following questions: What do we, who have vowed to live in and for the common good, have to say about taking…
“I heard it was your 185th birthday,” says Dan Brune to a smiling sister in the halls of Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa. “You don’t look a day over 65.” “Bless you,” she laughs. These interactions are common for Dan…
A Letter from Mary Frances Clarke as Imagined by Mary Ann Zollmann, BVM As a way to bring the Ireland pilgrimage to a close, Mary Ann Zollmann, BVM wrote a letter imagining what BVM Foundress Mary Frances Clarke would say…
In honor of Clarke University’s 175th Anniversary, 27 visit the place where five young women answered God’s call.
About the Article This article was published in Salt Magazine in 1992. Captions and text have been left in their original form as they were originally published. At the time of writing this article, Mary Ellen McDonagh, BVM was Communications…
“St. Mary’s spirit will continue for generations to be a vital element in the colorful mix that makes Chicago great,” writes Mary Herlihy, BVM in a 1976 Salt article when the school shut its doors. “It will live on in…
This article was published in Salt Magazine in 1976, the same year St. Mary's in Chicago closed. In it, author Mary Herlihy, BVM traces the history and impact of Chicago's first Catholic high school for women.
Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM "Sister Jean" was a recent recipient of the Musial Award for Extraordinary Character from Maryville University in St. Louis. As Loyola Basketball Chaplain, Sister Jean was launched into the national spotlight last year during her Ramblers' rise to…