BVMs Marched For Peace, Against Nuclear Arms Race in 1982
Thirty-eight years ago, a group of 66 Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary chartered a bus and went to New York City to…
No Easy Task: 70 Years of Struggle to Win Women’s Right to Vote
by Carolyn (Lester) Farrell, BVM Voting is the significant decision-making moment for citizens of the United States. A healthy democracy calls its citizens to participate…
BVM Core Values Depend on Education
According to a booklet outlining core values of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, education is the “process of calling forth the…
Small, Personal Gatherings Replace UN Meeting
Bridget Goldbeck and Roberta White found hope for the future in the stories of Lyria and Marlene from Mozambique and Noella from Uganda. They met…
BVMs Arrive in Dubuque And Start Teaching
by Kathryn (John Laurian) Lawlor, BVM Summer 2018 issue of Salt A bell on board a Mississippi River packet rang out on June 23, 1843,…
In the Midst of a Whirlwind of Change, Stop and Observe the Moment as It Is
by Associate, Katie Pfiffner Winter 2020 issue of Salt “All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about…