BVM Blog - Walk With Us
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.
Advent Week Two
December 10, 2017
In reading the scripture for today, my soul yearns for the promises of kindness, peace, joy and comfort expressed in the words. The Lord comes…
Advent Week One
December 2, 2017
[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 over…
The Feast of Mary Frances Clarke
October 4, 2017
As we celebrate the Feast of Mary Frances Clarke, a peacemaker, a woman whose background includes the Quaker tradition, we ponder how she would react…
Mary McCauley, BVM Responds to DACA
September 14, 2017
A DREAMER shares: ... I grew up reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and proudly singing the National Anthem. I grew up learning what it means to be an American. I am an American!
Summer Gathering “United in Heart”
August 31, 2017
UNITED IN HEART was an incredibly powerful experience for me. It was a stroke of genius to hold the event in the Mount Carmel chapel,…
Summer Retreat: “Freed by Love, Acting for Justice”
July 25, 2017
Each summer I look forward to the Associate Retreat at Mt. Carmel and this year was no exception. It is always good to reconnect with…