BVM Sisters in the News
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…
Human Trafficking Awareness Month Initiatives
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…
‘A World for All:’ Join in Prayer Services During National Migration Week
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,…
BVM Christmas Service Tradition Lives On
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…
Profession of Perpetual Vows Brings Joy to Mount Carmel
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…
Toys and Joys of Christmas for Sisters and Students
BVMs and Clarke University resident assistants gather for a unique way to share gifts with those in need. It wasn’t Christmas morning, but unwrapping toys delighted BVM Sisters and Clarke University resident assistants (RAs) who gathered recently at Mount Carmel…
‘A Quilt Stitched with Love’ The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Clarke University students in Dubuque, Iowa, unveil panels of the AIDS Quilt during a moving prayer service in 1996. Communities Make the Difference “Communities Make the Difference” was the theme for this year’s World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. In…
More Than a Meal: Servers and Diners Feel Nourished
BVMs Roberta White (l.) and Donard Collins prepare for diners at St. Patrick Church in Dubuque, Iowa. More than three dozen BVMs and associates helped with a meal at St. Patrick Church in Dubuque, Iowa, on Wednesday evening. About 120…
BVM Endowed Scholarships: ’If you can read this, thank a teacher!’*
. . . it’s cool that the BVM Sisters and their supporters pitched in to help us all out.” — Student John Foli, Assumption High School For 185 years BVM Sisters have been motivated by their Foundress Mary Frances Clarke’s…
Mount Carmel Food, Cash Donations Timely, Needed
Working Unitedly Team members Rhonda Wernimont, Julie Wessels, and Katie Pfiffner load one of two cars full of food donated by Mount Carmel sisters and employees that was delivered to Resources Unite in Dubuque, Iowa. Working Unitedly Team members delivered…