Saying Goodbye to Ghana
Friends gather for a farewell Mass and celebration. When I think of leaving Ghana and the Centre for Spiritual Renewal, my feelings are mixed. I know it is time to leave and return to the United States, but there are…
Emma McCarthy Joins BVM Salt Planning Committee
Listening! Perspective! Good communication! A desire to broaden BVM and readership horizons! To enhance these goals, the Salt Planning Committee invited youthful Emma McCarthy to partner with us. We look forward to many exciting and engaging exchanges in future communications…
BVMs Respond to the Cry of Our Common Earth Home
Motivated by the directional statements, on Jan. 1, 2022, the BVM Leadership Team pledged a seven-year commitment to a global movement towards building a better world characterized by sustainability, in the spirit of integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’…
Saskia’s Journey Comes Full Circle
It began as a pull, an attraction to the freedom and practicality, the affection, passion for justice, and laughter of the BVMs she met in Quito, Ecuador. Saskia Alquinga followed that pull and joined a women’s discernment circle facilitated by…
LOVE Where You LIVE: Dubuque Mural Engages Neighborhood
The "Love Where You Live" mural, created by Dubuque, Iowa neighborhood residents, brightens the 16th and Elm Street community. “LOVE Where You LIVE” is a mural created by residents in downtown Dubuque, Iowa. It brings a smile to my face…
Senseless School Shootings, Gun Violence Awareness Day, and the Power of the Ballot
BVMs Teri Hadro and Thea O'Meara attend the Gun Violence Awareness rally in Washington Park, Dubuque, Iowa, 2021. From Sandy Hook to Newtown, from Parkland to Uvalde and countless other school shootings, one thing remains constant: The Power of the…
Our Lady of Angels Memorial Statue Returns Home
LaDonna Manternach, BVM, president of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, BVM sisters, survivors of the fire, families of victims, and representatives from the Chicago Fire Department participated in a lights and sirens procession on Tuesday, May…
The Heart of BVM
The BVM Leadership Team determined it was time to “do something new” that best captured the spirit of the BVM Congregation and its mission. We are excited to share this new logo design with you and explain how it developed…
Action of the Month: Send a message as part of the Encounter campaign for climate solutions.
This Action Alert is part of Encounter for Our Common Home, a broad Catholic coalition advocacy effort urging U.S. Senators to pass climate provisions this year. If you cannot join the virtual or in-person encounters, you can still send a message to…
Laudato Si’ Week: Discover God in all Things
Praise be the Divine Spirit, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with flowers and herbs." This verse, taken from the Canticle of the Creatures, translates into Laudato Sí and reflects the…