We invite you to Walk With Us as BVM sisters and associates share their reflections on spirituality, our daily life, and the charism of the BVM community as expressed in our core values: freedom, education, charity and justice. We welcome you to share your comments, your reflections and your questions.
Teaching Trust in God: A Mother’s Day Reflection
What is the meaning of mother? A mother is a female parent; mothers nurture and mother children. It’s also a term for an elderly woman…
Make Every Day Earth Day
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day was the brainchild of Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson and began as a…
Promises Kept: Easter Memories and Hope
Easter was my Mother’s favorite holiday. She loved dying, decorating, and hiding eggs. She always cooked a delicious dinner and set a beautiful table. All…
Holy Week: A Potential Oasis for Stillness, Focus, and Hope
In a chaotic time surrounding an election, health fears, and technology overload, I pause and reflect about a simple group of believers and family who…
Palm Branches of Victory and Triumph Or Olive Branches of Peace
Say to daughter Zion, See, your king comes to you, Gentle and riding on a donkey, On a colt, the foal of a donkey. He…
Women’s History Month: Let All Women’s Voices Be Heard
“Ain’t I a woman!” was a statement attributed to Sojourner Truth in her address to the Women’s Rights Conference in Akron, Ohio, in 1851. Sojourner…