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Advice on posture from an undated Program for Postulants, “The Social Graces” booklet: “A straight spine usually indicates a straight personality. It indicates ordinary courage, perseverance, honesty, dependability. Good posture can aid your physical well-being and stiffen your soul, too,…
Students at Nuevo Mundo in Guayaquil, Ecuador, celebrate the school's 35th anniversary. One Sunday morning, on the cusp of the first steps toward the dream of BVM Associates Pat McTeague and Sonya Rendón of creating a unique school that would…
Blessed are those who work for peace, they shall be called children of God." Matthew 5:9 Believing that all life is sacred, we the Sisters of Charity, BVM endorse the statement of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas to…
Mary Janine Wolff, BVM uses her nature photographs to make greeting cards, with proceeds going to the BVM Hunger Fund because “I’ve never been hungry.” Just outside the Caritas dining room at Mount Carmel in Dubuque, Iowa, rests a full…
Edited by Jean Byrne, BVM BVM Center News, August 2001 With the dramatic arts awards season in full swing, it’s appropriate to reflect on the career of Angelita Kramer, BVM, who acted throughout St. Mary’s High School and Mundelein College,…
Amy Golm, BVM is featured on a billboard in Fond du Lac, Wis., as part of a marketing campaign for the Agnesian Cancer Center. Amy has served as a chaplain in the spiritual care department of Agnesian for the…
The Dubuque, Iowa, County Board recognized the work of the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery at its meeting Jan. 2. The proclamation also recognized Set Free Dubuque for its work, and encouraged citizens to attend the movie “I…
National Migration Week, Jan. 5–11, is a call to be inclusive and welcoming to immigrants and refugees. “It is a way of creating awareness and advocacy on behalf of all of those who are displaced people,” said Nancy Miller, OSF,…
Students at Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines, Iowa, prepare to deliver Christmas gifts to families with BVMs Carol Marie Baum and Mira Mosle. Christmas is a time for traditions, and sisters were able to see the fruits of…
In a solemn but joyful ceremony, Sister Tram Thi Thu Tran professed her perpetual vows as a sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Nha Tang Congregation of Vietnam at the Motherhouse Chapel of the Sisters of Charity of the…