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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Seven New BVM Associates

Welcome and congratulations to seven new associates for asking for and receiving the gift of association! Four new associates from California celebrated their commitment ceremony on July 10. Dolores R. Bromberek Dolores R. Bromberek, and her husband, John, live in…

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BVMs Elect New Leadership Council

Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary chose leadership for the next four years at a virtual Congregational Assembly June 22–27. LaDonna Manternach, BVM will be president of the congregation. Second vice president since 2016, she is a graduate…

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