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.
With Liberty And Justice For All
“Oh freedom, oh freedom, oh freedom over me. And before I’d be a slave, I’d be buried in my grave and go home to my…
Dad’s Presence Felt Every Day
Associate Pat Maddux with his son and father. This will be my first Father’s Day without my dad. Clyde’s battle with Alzheimer’s ended in September.…
World Environment Day: Ponder the Beauty of God’s Trees
One of the many flowering trees at Mount Carmel Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree…
Teaching Trust in God: A Mother’s Day Reflection
What is the meaning of mother? A mother is a female parent; mothers nurture and mother children. It’s also a term for an elderly woman…
Make Every Day Earth Day
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day was the brainchild of Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson and began as a…
Promises Kept: Easter Memories and Hope
Easter was my Mother’s favorite holiday. She loved dying, decorating, and hiding eggs. She always cooked a delicious dinner and set a beautiful table. All…