Climate Change: Voices of Hope
A virtual intergenerational panel discussion on climate change was held on Sept. 20, 2020. Discussion included ways communities can address urgent needs of climate justice…
Sharon Rezmer, BVM: Answering the Call by Seeing the Open Door and Taking the Next Step
Sharon Rezmer, BVM serves a meal at St. Patrick Parish in Dubuque, Iowa, where she is a parish visitor. Sharon Rezmer stood on the threshold…
We Are Part of Nature, Not Its Ruler
by Eileen Fuchs, BVM Summer 2020 issue of Salt Imagine that you are in a vehicle and the driver suddenly gasps. The driver says, “Turn…
BVMs Marched For Peace, Against Nuclear Arms Race in 1982
Thirty-eight years ago, a group of 66 Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary chartered a bus and went to New York City to…
No Easy Task: 70 Years of Struggle to Win Women’s Right to Vote
by Carolyn (Lester) Farrell, BVM Voting is the significant decision-making moment for citizens of the United States. A healthy democracy calls its citizens to participate…
BVM Core Values Depend on Education
According to a booklet outlining core values of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, education is the “process of calling forth the…