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BVMS Elizabeth Avalos and Marilyn (Claudia Mary) Wilson have been working with Catholic Network to End Human Trafficking (CNEHT) of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County for the past 6 years educating in parishes, schools and community groups, and advocating…
On Thursday, May 10 the Sisters of Charity, BVM will participate in a 24-hour online giving event! Your donation will help provide new park benches at Mount Carmel to replace ones that are 50 years old. Replacing the unsafe benches…
During the Campaign for a #WelcomingIL, Rose Mary Meyer, BVM along with state senators, a team of representatives, and sponsors stood in support of three bills that were passed out of the Illinois legislature on May 30: The Voices…
May 11 Postville Anniversary Raid Summons: Sr. Mary McCauley: “At this very moment it is the people affected by these raids that are summoning us.” Read article from Des Moines Register: 10 years after the Postville raid that grabbed up…
Five tri-state area religious congregations are sponsoring the showing of the film “Invisible Hands” at the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 26–29, 2018, in Dubuque, Iowa. The documentary exposes child labor and child trafficking within the supply chains of…
Ann Ida Gannon, BVM, Ph.D., is one of the 2018 inductees into the Irish American Hall of Fame (IAHF), chosen in the category of education. The Hall of Fame was created to pay tribute to exemplary Americans of Irish heritage…
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary are thrilled for Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt and the Loyola Ramblers men’s basketball team in their continued success in the NCAA tournament. Sister Jean is a positive role model and mentor…
Winter Salt 2018: Planting Seeds of Hope On the cover: On June 11, 2014, BVM Marge Clark closed out the first “Witness Wednesday: Voices of the Unemployed” event, held in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. As she retires,…
BVMs host Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day.
Staff outreach team promotes freedom, education, charity, and justice!