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As women of the Church we are inspired and motivated by the vision and courage of Mary, the Mother of God, and of Mary Frances Clarke. BVM Constitutions, 1 Often, individually and together, we BVM sisters and associates have looked…
Welcome and congratulations to six new associates for asking for and receiving the gift of association! Ann Hoefer We welcomed Ann Hoefer, from Dubuque, Iowa, as a BVM associate on Sept. 24. BVMs Liz Olsen, Theresa Caluori, Judy Callahan, and…
Lou Anglin, BVM (above) served as Vice President on the BVM Council from 2016 until her passing on May 29, 2022. As we have celebrated the gift Lou Anglin, BVM was to our community, I heard more than once the…
My journey has involved so much serendipity that it verges on a fantasy. It began in 1974 during an inmate-led tour of a medium-security prison in Colorado and brought me to the ministry of “Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution Education” in…
In 2018 I became aware of St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School when former BVM Kathie Gedden (SM Joseph Catherine, Set of 1960) contacted me regarding the possibility of the school receiving a BVM Ministry Partnership Grant. I eagerly became…
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in mourning the lives lost in the most recent shooting in Colorado Springs on Saturday, November 19. We, the members of the Leadership…
Annie Credidio, founder of the Damien House in Guayaquil, Ecuador, received the prestigious $100,000 Opus Prize at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 3. Damien House in Guayaquil, Ecuador is a residential hospital, providing care for…
Mary Lechtenberg, OSF (l.), Irene Lukefahr, BVM; Dr. Kim Hilby, Diane Rapozo, BVM; Nancy Miller, OSF; and Gwen Farry, BVM attend the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking (USCSAHT) in St. Louis. The Sisters of Charity, BVM in accordance with…
Nov. 8 midterm elections are upon us. Who cares? Our elected officials don’t listen to us, they have their own agendas. Pollsters and the media tell us what we’re thinking, so why bother to vote? The issues are complex, talking…
Photo by: Rick D’Elia https://youtu.be/X36IZi7IE5s This story was featured in: SUMMER 2022: Freed by Love: Acting for Justice In this issue of Salt, we share how the BVMs continue to fight for causes at the Heart of BVM, such…