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by Mary Fran McLaughlin, BVM Completing her three-year term as a member of the BVM Communications Advisory Committee, Emma McCarthy will continue to assist with her “younger” voice, planning issues of Salt magazine and advising/reacting to social media outreach. Following…
BVM Sisters will welcome Connecticut-based artist Steven Parlato on Friday, Aug. 1, for an in-person presentation about his exhibit, “They Are Not Disposable,” depicting 16 Black Americans whose lives were cut short by racial violence. An opening reception, featuring a…
Angie Connolly (center), current Salt editor, is surrounded by decades of wisdom from previous editors BVMs Mira Mosle (l.) and Teri Hadro. The Third Article of a Three-Part Series by BVMs Teri Hadro and Mira Mosle As sisters changed, so…
Wahlert student Grace Wethal shares insights from her experience at the CSW69 during a panel discussion at Mount Carmel Bluffs. by Roberta White, BVM Being among over 10,000 girls and women from around the world, all working for a better…
On June 24, 2025, women religious, associates, and their allies will gather in Washington, D.C., for Sisters Speak Out: Prayer & Public Witness for Immigrants and a Just Economy. Sponsored by more than 50 congregations including the Sisters of Charity,…
Susan Sylvan (l.); and Vicky and Virgil Gehling Donor Profile: Vicky and Virgil Gehling, A Lifelong Commitment to the BVMs by Kari Litscher “We have always been impressed by the social progressiveness of the BVMs. They are truly committed…
BVM Scholarship Recipient Sophia Hey uses art to advocate change. by Kari Litscher Sophia Hey’s story is one of overcoming personal challenges and using her experiences to help others. As a recipient of multiple BVM scholarships, she has used her…
To Our Dear Neighbors, As Catholic Sisters, vowed women religious, we deeply value the relationships and encounters we have with so many of you while serving in schools, hospitals, parishes, retreat centers, nursing homes, food pantries, and outreach centers. Even if we…
In 1982, a group of 66 BVMs chartered a bus and went to New York City to peacefully protest the nuclear arms race. The Second Article of a Three-Part Series by Teri Hadro, BVM Salt magazine is half a century…
BVM Sisters Elect New Leadership Team: BVMs Kathy Kandefer (l.), LaDonna Manternach, Amy Golm, and Anne Marie McKenna Dubuque, Iowa – Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary chose leadership for the next four years at a Congregational Assembly…