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Angela Wright-Lewis, a nurse and grandmother of children at a Chicago Archdiocese school, pleaded to keep children home for safe, remote learning at a press conference organized by Arise Chicago. Photo: Shelly Ruzicka, Arise Chicago. From the Salt Winter 2021…
A volunteer at a Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry in Virginia loads a car during COVID-19 response. BVMs donated to 120 food banks and pantries using their stimulus checks and benefactor donations. Photo courtesy of Blue Ridge…
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary join Catholic Sisters from 24 congregations in four states this March to launch a yearlong, live-streamed conversation series on the leading social justice issues of our time. Titled “Exploring Intersections: Catholic…
BVM Sisters Mary McElmeel and Rosemary Surby are escorted to their new rooms at Mount Carmel Bluff. Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary are moving into Mount Carmel Bluffs, a shared mission of the BVM Sisters and Presbyterian…
Ruth Evermann, BVM (in blue coat) was surprised with flowers, gratitude, and love as she retired after 40 years teaching in Chicago Public Schools. Ruth (Lyle) Evermann, BVM thought she would spend three months teaching in Chicago Public Schools after…
LaDonna Manternach, BVM presents a first-place poster award to sixth grader Olivia Villaluna from St. Vincent de Paul School in Petaluma, Calif. BVMs sponsored a Catholic Schools Week poster and essay contest. Family, teachers, and staff came on to support…
This demonstration occurred on the first day of sentencing of Jeremy Christian, and focused on white allies of Black Lives Matter. Photo by Pete Forsyth - own work, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91568765 by Mary Glindinning Racism is an outer reflection…
Joanne (Michael Mary) Lucid, BVM directed the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis AIDS program. She was also described as “one of the heroes of the early days of Open Arms,” which ensures that people who are ill have good…
A certificate of appreciation from the Colorado Commission on Aging was a “lovely surprise” for BVM Associate Suzanne King. “I guess that I did something right,” she says. For Suzanne, volunteering has been part of her life since high school,…
Warm heads, warm hearts: Hats made by Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary were gladly accepted by Sarah Sears, instructional coach, student and teacher services at Fulton Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa.