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BVMs Joellen McCarthy, Mary Ellen Meckley, Colleen McGinnity, and Gwen Farry are among the sisters ministering in Chicagoland. Chicagoland Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary will hold a meet and greet Nov. 6 at the Gannon Center…
Diane Maura Broderick, from Poulsbo, Wash., completed the candidate process and was accepted as a BVM associate on Oct. 10. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised as part of large farm family. Carola Broderick, BVM (deceased) was…
100+ Women Who Care Dubuque has given $18,100 to the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking & Slavery. Members were overwhelmed with surprise and gratitude when the gift was announced at a presentation on Sept. 18. Coalition member Sister Pat Conlan,…
Members of the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery (Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois) congratulated the manager and staff of Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Monticello, Iowa, for completing training to realize, recognize, and respond to signs of human trafficking…
Welcome to four people who have recently been accepted as BVM Associates. Jeanette Barnes of Butte, Mont., became an associate after many years of contemplation. She had deep friendships with BVM Sisters Kathleen O’Sullivan, Pat Perko, and Liz Olsen, but…
The BVM leadership team and all the Sisters of Charity, BVM mourn with families whose loved ones have been killed or wounded through gun violence, and pledge, with the members of LCWR, to advocate for “. . .the passage of…
In the late 19th century, Chicago was the fastest growing city in the world; Holy Family probably was the fastest growing parish. It comprised all of Chicago west of the river, and the parish kept spreading. The first pastor, Fr…
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 Dear Bishop Budde and Colleagues, As the leadership team of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a congregation of Catholic religious sisters, we…
Overcrowding of families observed by OIG on June, 10, 2019, at Border Patrol’s McAllen, TX, Station. Source: OIG We, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, denounce the cruel, inhuman and unethical treatment of children and families seeking…
Mary Kenneth Keller, BVM continues to be an inspiration for students at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix. Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix was recently honored by the college board for their work increasing participation of women in computer science. Inspired…