Sisters in the News
Rose Mary Meyer, BVM says she “had always been interested in legislation and government.” As director of Project IRENE (Illinois Religious Engaging in Nonviolent…
LCWR Troubled by U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
The Sisters of Charity, BVM join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in regretting the formal withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate…
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Buys Wigs for Patients
BVM Sisters and staff raised $663 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The money is used by stylists at Exsalonte Salon in Dubuque, Iowa, to provide…
‘They’re All Our Children’
Holding vigil in Chicago for immigrant children and families are (l.) BVM Mary Ellen Meckley; Benita Coffey, OSB; and BVMs Gwen Farry and Saskia Alquinga.…
Archival Clip: Mount Carmel Not Immune to Spanish Flu
BVM Rosalie Glanz receives her flu shot at Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa. Sisters and staff are getting shots this week to prevent a potential…
Meet Our Sisters Tour
BVMs Joellen McCarthy, Mary Ellen Meckley, Colleen McGinnity, and Gwen Farry are among the sisters ministering in Chicagoland. Chicagoland Sisters of Charity of the…