We invite you to Walk With Us as BVM sisters and associates share their reflections on spirituality, our daily life, and the charism of the BVM community as expressed in our core values: freedom, education, charity and justice. We welcome you to share your comments, your reflections and your questions.
First Sunday of Lent: Jesus’ Time in the Desert
JESUS' TIME IN THE DESERT GOSPEL MK 1:12–15 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT The desert initiates us into the life of the spirit by helping us…
Did Lent Ever Leave?
Lent is upon us! I feel like it snuck up on me. I’m feeling a little off my game. Some folks may feel it never…
Another Family to Love: Entering the BVM Congregation 70 Years Ago
Josette Kelly, BVM (r.) with her father Joseph, mother Mary Josephine, and sister Mary J. (Hortense) Kelly, BVM. Today is a day to remember. It…
Human Trafficking Thrives on Hopelessness
BVMs, associates, and friends across the country #WearBlue on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day to speak out for those affected by human trafficking. The month…
‘Home by Another Way’
The Gospel today celebrates some non-Jewish learned men who left their comfortable routine to follow a star into the unknown. The star led them first…
Fourth Sunday of Advent: The Story of the Annunciation
THE STORY OF THE ANNUNCIATION GOSPEL: LK 1: 26-38 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Mary is the first Christian to follow Christ.”—Edith Stein Adults and…