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Carol Frances Jegen, BVM attends a protest in support of farm workers in 1973. Did you know that almost 85% of our fruits and vegetables are harvested by hand in America? Our orchards, fields, nurseries, dairies, and feed lots would…
Friends gather for a farewell Mass and celebration. When I think of leaving Ghana and the Centre for Spiritual Renewal, my feelings are mixed. I know it is time to leave and return to the United States, but there are…
Listening! Perspective! Good communication! A desire to broaden BVM and readership horizons! To enhance these goals, the Salt Planning Committee invited youthful Emma McCarthy to partner with us. We look forward to many exciting and engaging exchanges in future communications.…
Motivated by the directional statements, on Jan. 1, 2022, the BVM Leadership Team pledged a seven-year commitment to a global movement towards building a better world characterized by sustainability, in the spirit of integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’…
It began as a pull, an attraction to the freedom and practicality, the affection, passion for justice, and laughter of the BVMs she met in Quito, Ecuador. Saskia Alquinga followed that pull and joined a women’s discernment circle facilitated by…
The "Love Where You Live" mural, created by Dubuque, Iowa neighborhood residents, brightens the 16th and Elm Street community. “LOVE Where You LIVE” is a mural created by residents in downtown Dubuque, Iowa. It brings a smile to my face…
BVMs Teri Hadro and Thea O'Meara attend the Gun Violence Awareness rally in Washington Park, Dubuque, Iowa, 2021. From Sandy Hook to Newtown, from Parkland to Uvalde and countless other school shootings, one thing remains constant: The Power of the…
LaDonna Manternach, BVM, president of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BVM sisters, survivors of the fire, families of victims, and representatives from the Chicago Fire Department participated in a lights and sirens procession on Tuesday, May…
The BVM Leadership Team determined it was time to “do something new” that best captured the spirit of the BVM Congregation and its mission. We are excited to share this new logo design with you and explain how it developed.…
This Action Alert is part of Encounter for Our Common Home, a broad Catholic coalition advocacy effort urging U.S. Senators to pass climate provisions this year. If you cannot join the virtual or in-person encounters, you can still send a message to…