BVMs Help to Promote Awareness of Human Trafficking
Sisters are involved in projects nationwide to address the global epidemic of human trafficking.
The BVM Prayer Shawl Ministry: Wrapping Trafficking Victims and the Homebound in Prayer
Louise Levandowski, BVM crotchets prayer shawls for human trafficking survivors and the homebound. While living in Davenport, Iowa, BVM Louise (Laurina) Levandowski joined a prayer shawl ministry group that was…
Dubuque Area Women Support Human Traffic Coalition
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…
‘Am I a Human Trafficker?’
BVMs join Coalition Against Human Trafficking to host speaker at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa.
Donor Profiles: Lifelong Commitments and Chance Encounters
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…
Salt: 50 Years of Evolving Ministry
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…
BVM Statement to the Synod in Rome
As women of the Church we are inspired and motivated by the vision and courage of Mary, the Mother of God, and of Mary Frances Clarke. BVM Constitutions, 1 Often,…
That’s a Wrap! Award-Winning “Exploring Intersections” Concludes
On March 9, employees at the BVM Center in Dubuque, Iowa, gathered together to support BVM President LaDonna Manternach as she joined the discussion, “Navigating the Road Ahead” on the…
BVM Legacy of Love: Fullness of Life Counseling and Development Initiative
Eunice Oduware’s business selling fish and soup items has expanded thanks to the Fullness of Life Counseling and Development Initiative Centre (FULIFE) and a Ministry Partnership Grant from the Sisters…
Catholic Sisters Start Live-streamed Social Justice Discussions
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary join Catholic Sisters from 24 congregations in four states this March to launch a yearlong, live-streamed conversation series on the leading…