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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…
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…
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…
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…