Golden Jubilarians
BVM sisters who celebrated their
golden jubilees on Aug. 2, 2015, at
Mount Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa, are
listed below. All entered the BVM
congregation on July 31, 1965, and
professed first vows on Feb. 2, 1968.
During the celebration’s welcome,
Second Vice President Kate Hendel,
BVM notes that these eight women
were separated at the beginning. Jubilarians Ann Marie, Karen, Kathleen,
Margaret Mary and Loretta entered
the BVM congregation at Guadalupe
College novitiate, Los Gatos, Calif.
Jubilarians Mira, Sarah and Teri
entered at Mount Carmel, Dubuque.
Kate continues: “Your unique
gifts and these common aspirations
provided the mix from which . . .
your new life in community would be
formed.”
And now, as BVM Paulette Skiba
reflects in her homily during the day’s
liturgy, these jubilarians embrace the
future and the unknown: “As dreams
move into promises we must let go of
some of our preconceptions and expectations . . . life does not follow a script.”
Sarah Ann Braig, BVM professed final
vows on Feb. 2, 1975. “I loved caring
for the elderly in their homes, and being
able to bring life to them,” she says. “The
Biblical invitation to choose life has been
very meaningful for me. Ours is a dedicated and committed life as BVMs.”
Kathleen Marie Carr, BVM professed final
vows on Feb. 2, 1974. “The BVMs I came
to know through my education were
down-to-earth women who were excellent
teachers and showed great compassion, as
well as a wonderful sense of humor,” Kathy
reflects. “I have been blessed in community far beyond what I ever imagined.”
Karen Mary Conover, BVM professed
final vows on Oct. 30, 1976. “I treasure
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Gathered in front of the Mount Carmel Motherhouse for their golden jubilee celebration are: (front row,
l. to r.) Sarah Ann Braig, BVM; Karen Mary Conover, BVM; (back row, l. to r.) Margaret Mary Cosgrove, BVM;
Mira Mosle, BVM; Teri Hadro, BVM; Anne Marie McKenna, BVM; and Kathleen Carr, BVM.
the sense of ‘sisterhood’ which binds us
together in the spirit of our Foundress
Mary Frances Clarke,” she says. Her
ministry as volunteer music director with
the inmates at San Quentin State Prison
is “humbling and uplifting,” adds Karen.
“This is a unique experience of what it
means to be ‘church’ with other believers,
all of us needing God’s grace and forgiveness.”
Margar