The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe
by Elizabeth Avalos, BVM Many of us know the story of Guadalupe. It is a story told over and over again among the Mexican people and cherished by those of us from the other countries in Latin and North America…
Sister Evelyn Owusu: BVM Mary I. Griffin Scholarship Recipient
Sister Evelyn Owusu desires to help sisters in her congregation, the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (formerly FST), and others in Kumasi, Ghana, gain necessary management skills for effective operations and growth. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree…
BVM Annie Credidio and Damien House Bring Hope to Hansen’s Patients
Damien House, a BVM Ministry Partner, serves the needs of those living with Hansen’s Disease and provides a clean space and environment where residents live with dignity, love, and hope. Patients receive daily basic needs such as their meals, clean…
Sharon Rezmer, BVM: Perpetual Vows Publicly Affirm Heartfelt Commitment
BVMs Carol Marie (Joseph Louis) Baum (center) and LaDonna Manternach witness Sharon Rezmer’s (l.) final vows. Surrounded by love in words and actions, Sharon Rezmer, BVM professed perpetual vows as a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Oct…
20th Anniversary Memories of Sept. 11
Photo: Bumble Dee - stock.adobe.com BVM Katherine Kandefer was in her second week of a new job in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001. The office of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership was about eight miles from the Pentagon…
Support for Pacific Islander Health Project Recognized
Irene Maun (l.), a former employee at Mount Carmel, is a community health worker at Crescent Community Health Center's Pacific Islander Health Project. Naming of a suite at Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa, honors Sisters of Charity of…
Confirmation: Connecting Generations
Annually, BVMs and students from St. Anthony meet face-to-face to engage in conversation, learn about each other, and share faith. Photo, 2018. Used with permission from the St. Anthony Parish [in Dubuque, Iowa] Voice Newsletter by Marcy McElroy For the…
BVM Ministry in Latin America: Beginnings
After the Commissioning Ceremony, BVMs assigned to Bogotá Eileen McGovern (l.), Liam Gallagher, Veronica Moore, and Mary Loftus gather with Dubuque Archbishop Leo Binz, Sister Helen Wright, and chaplain Msgr. Francis Dunn. From the Fall 2004 issue of Salt by…
Sisters Settling in at Mount Carmel Bluffs
The building may have changed but the views are the same for BVMs Carol (Conrad Ann) Cook (l.), Nancy (Josephine Mary) McCarthy, Sheila (Mary Trea) O’Brien, and Gwen (Leontia) Farry. Whenever you move into a new place, it takes a…
Bus Wrap, Billboard Target Human Trafficking
A Jule bus with a strong new message is traversing Dubuque, Iowa, streets that includes the national hotline number: 888-373-7888. Women religious in the Dubuque area are the prime sponsors of a bus wrap featuring a photo of a young girl…