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 Advent: ‘Watch’
[Jesus said] "What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’” Mark 13:37 “Watch.” This warning has been sounded in our ears many times…
Reflections From Ecuador Cultural Immersion Trip 2019
Tina Bauer (l.) LaDonna Manternach, BVM, Tracy Bauer, Robert Monfort, Lori Ritz, and Debi Marek shared adventures and inspirations on a cultural immersion trip to…
Reflections on Volunteer Service Trip to Ecuador
Danita Grant (l.), Liam Grant, Mary Ann Conzett, Carol DeCarvalho, Lori Ritz, and Mary and Tim Moothart helped build a house, experienced the hospitality of…
Saints: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
This All Saints Day I’m doing something different. Instead of concentrating on the saints who have gone before me, I’m remembering the saints in my…
A Reflection of St. Francis and Creation
The Season of Creation officially concluded Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology. It is fitting that…
The Voice of Mary Frances Clarke
Mary Frances Clarke speaks to me. Though I am sure I would delight in the lilt of her Irish brogue, her voice usually sounds more…