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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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BVM Core Values Unite Sisters, Students

   The core values of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary united sisters in California and students in Illinois. The four core values flow into each other, three BVMs told students from Carmel Catholic High School…

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BVM Sisters in the News

Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, president of Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, was named one of Phoenix Business Journal’s Most Admired Leaders for 2020. Joan is joined by 29 other leaders from Phoenix’s business, education, health, and nonprofit sectors. The award recognizes…

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Sisters Keep Body and Soul Together With Exercise

Rachael Stieber-Smith, fitness director at Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa, moved Strength and Stretch classes from in-person to on closed circuit television due to coronavirus.  When Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary couldn’t gather for fitness classes due…

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Gannon Scholars Learn to Lead

Thirty-seven women at Loyola University Chicago are 2019-20 Gannon Scholars. The program is named for BVM Ann Ida Gannon, who hoped women would be inspired "not only to achieve their rightful place in society but also to use their gifts…

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