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BVMs Irene Lukefahr (l.) and Joanne (Joeline) Schneider discuss Getting Out the Vote. Irene brought a letter-writing campaign to the attention of BVMs, and Joanne volunteered to write letters to three people in Michigan telling each one why she's voting…
Crescent Advocacy Award for Catherine Dunn, BVM Catherine Dunn, BVM, was honored recently for her advocacy for Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Awards are giving annually to people who have “impacted the work of Crescent and enabled our…
A virtual intergenerational panel discussion on climate change was held on Sept. 20, 2020. Discussion included ways communities can address urgent needs of climate justice. Organizers scheduled the discussion during the Season of Creation that runs through Oct. 4, to…
Sharon Rezmer, BVM serves a meal at St. Patrick Parish in Dubuque, Iowa, where she is a parish visitor. Sharon Rezmer stood on the threshold of a life-changing decision. And the door kept beckoning. While visiting the Art Institute of…
by Eileen Fuchs, BVM Summer 2020 issue of Salt Imagine that you are in a vehicle and the driver suddenly gasps. The driver says, “Turn around and look at the view behind us.” You turn around and see the beautiful…
Thirty-eight years ago, a group of 66 Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary chartered a bus and went to New York City to peacefully protest the nuclear arms race. The rally at the Second Session of the United…
by Carolyn (Lester) Farrell, BVM Voting is the significant decision-making moment for citizens of the United States. A healthy democracy calls its citizens to participate in its governmental process. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the women’s right to…
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…
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…
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…