Archival Clip: Loyola Rutherford, BVM Planted Trees at Motherhouse
By Jean Byrne, BVM BVM Center News, August 1998 Some people seem to be uniquely qualified for the needs of the time in which they…
Sisters Keep Body and Soul Together With Exercise
Rachael Stieber-Smith, fitness director at Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa, moved Strength and Stretch classes from in-person to on closed circuit television due to coronavirus. …
Gannon Scholars Learn to Lead
Thirty-seven women at Loyola University Chicago are 2019-20 Gannon Scholars. The program is named for BVM Ann Ida Gannon, who hoped women would be inspired…
Leading by Consensus: Helen Maher Garvey, BVM
Helen (Robert Joseph) Maher Garvey, BVM was an iconic, lifelong, collaborative leader. The woman with a great laugh and quick wit was a role model,…
Sister Stories: Three BVMs Share How They Discerned Their Call
To celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, three Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary shared the stories of how they discerned their calling at Mount…
Women Can Compute: Kenneth Keller, BVM Paved the Way for Women in Computer Science
by Archivist Jennifer Head BVM Center News, September 2013 Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, BVM was one of the first women to receive a PhD in…