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A week after arriving in frontier Dubuque, the BVM sisters opened a small boarding school. It did not thrive at first, so they had little to live on. During their first Iowa winter, they were in such straits that they took in sewing and gave piano lessons.
Each May at the annual Memorial Mass at Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa, a special family comes to honor the memory of Monica Cahill, BVM (Monita).
In June, the BVM Sisters were thrilled to take their first outing on the new bus. "It was so wonderful to be able to see out the big windows," says Catherine Dominick, BVM. "To get on and off took no time at…
In a joint venture, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs), and Presbyterian Homes & Services, Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., are preparing for construction of a new senior living community on the Mount Carmel campus. “As…
In celebration of our 185 years as Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in grateful remembrance of our founding members who emigrated from Ireland to educate the children of immigrants fleeing their home countries because of starvation…
Sister Ann Ida Gannon, BVM, 103, died June 3, 2018, at Caritas Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018, in the Marian Hall Chapel followed by the Sharing of Memories at 11:15…
By Mira Mosle, BVM The Sisters of Charity, BVM, will mark 185 years as a religious community – 175 of them based in Dubuque – on June 10 at the 9 am Sunday liturgy at St. Raphael Cathedral. A reception…
Lynn Winsor, BVM was honored by the Arizona Interscholastic Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual Champions Awards Luncheon on Monday, May 21 at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Lynn, who is a Xavier College Prep alumna, joined…
BVMS Elizabeth Avalos and Marilyn (Claudia Mary) Wilson have been working with Catholic Network to End Human Trafficking (CNEHT) of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County for the past 6 years educating in parishes, schools and community groups, and advocating…
On Thursday, May 10 the Sisters of Charity, BVM will participate in a 24-hour online giving event! Your donation will help provide new park benches at Mount Carmel to replace ones that are 50 years old. Replacing the unsafe benches…