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BVM Core Values Depend on Education

According to a booklet outlining core values of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, education is the “process of calling forth the gift and potential of ourselves and others.” In explaining the core values to Clarke University…

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Small, Personal Gatherings Replace UN Meeting

Bridget Goldbeck and Roberta White found hope for the future in the stories of Lyria and Marlene from Mozambique and Noella from Uganda. They met the young women in small group discussions that replaced the cancelled United Nations Commission on…

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BVMs Arrive in Dubuque And Start Teaching

by Kathryn (John Laurian) Lawlor, BVM Summer 2018 issue of Salt A bell on board a Mississippi River packet rang out on June 23, 1843, announcing the arrival of Eastern passengers coming into the harbor of Dubuque, Iowa. When the…

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Breathe Into Us a Fiery Passion for Justice

Then he said to them, 'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.'"  Mt 26:38 As Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary we recognize we have been culturally…

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Women Win the Vote: A BVM Perspective

In 1995, the United States celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Salt magazine carried this feature article by Rita (Borgia) Benz, BVM to note this significant celebration. She captured and shared personal stories from BVMs who remembered the…

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Statement: Call for Day of Mourning and Lament

As we mark the death of over 100,000 people in the U.S. from COVID-19, 504 of those being people in the State of Iowa, 18 of those deaths in the County of Dubuque, and 550 deaths being people in Wisconsin…

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