During the season of Lent, BVM Sisters and Associates will share weekly reflections. On Ash Wednesday, BVM Mary Jean Ferry contemplates the heart of Lent and encourages us to “look at our world with hope and we will shine!”
Some of us have had the good fortune to spend a day or two in Guayaquil with Sr. Annie (Ann Credido, BVM) at Damien House.
We set off for Arcadia under slate gray skies and a torrential downpour. Luckily, by early afternoon the clouds parted and we could enjoy the Florida sunshine, and the heartwarming hospitality and smiles of those who minister to Arcadia's poor…
Our first full day together here in Florida was spent in Immokalee where we visited the Coalition for Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Casa Santa Maria soup kitchen that is run by Catholic Charities. Although BVM Carol Cook tells…
Even though the movement to end Human Trafficking struggles on all year, January is the time dedicated to focus on the issue.