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Volume 43, Number 3
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As Women of the Church, We are Called . . .
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Seasoning
by BVMs Teri Hadro,
Mira Mosle and Kate Hendel
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Bring to Bloom this Arid Place
by Paulette Skiba, BVM
SALT is published three times per year for
friends and family of the Sisters of Charity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Touching Lives with Love
by Luann Brown, BVM and Jody Iler
Editor/Design: Angie Connolly
[email protected]
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Gwen Farry, BVM:
Journey of Justice
by Mary Ellen Madden
Mission Statement: We are the Sisters of Charity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a community of
Catholic women called to live the mission of
Jesus through our core values of Freedom,
Education, Charity and Justice.
Managing Editor: Jody Iler
Communication Advisory Committee:
Associate Dan Abben; Luann Brown, BVM; Lois
Dolphin, BVM; Bette Gambonini, BVM; Harriet
Holles, BVM; Mira Mosle, BVM; Mary Nolan, BVM
Subscriptions: $7.50 per year, write: SALT,
1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003-7991,
ph. 563.588.2351, or email: communications@
bvmcong.org.
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Being the Change:
Working to End Human Trafficking
by Associate Dan Abben
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BVM Mission:
Reuse, Recycle and Renew
by Irene Lukefahr, BVM
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Outreach Activities Emphasize
Oneness with Others
by Tricia Lothschutz
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August
2 Golden Jubilee Celebration, Mount
Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa
6-8 SEA, Shareholders & Advocacy Meeting
Fifty-Four Miles & Fifty Years Later
by Kathryn Lawlor, BVM
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Memphis Ministry Spans Decades
by Jacquelyn Cramer, BVM
11-15 LCWR National Assembly,
Houston, Texas
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BVM Associate Mary Kay Craig:
Montana Peace Seeker
by Gwen Farry, BVM
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SALT Briefs
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BVMs Host Open House
2015 Calendar of Events
July
7-19 BVM Associate Retreat “Embracing Life:
Uncertainty and Change,”
Mount Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa
September
6 Diamond Jubilee Celebration, Mount
Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa
October
18 Mass for Benefactors, Holy Family
Church, Chicago
November
1 Mass for Benefactors, Mount Carmel,
Dubuque, Iowa
March/April 2016
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In Loving Memory
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Ecuador Immersion Experience
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S A L T MAGAZINE
On the cover: “As women of the Church, we are called to give
strong public witness against oppression brought about by unjust
political and social structures . . . (BVM Constitution #17).” In this
issue, learn how BVMs continue to embody this guiding principle
in ministry and care for others and our earth. Photo: Activities staff
member Annie Birch assists Paul Francis Bailey, BVM as she sews
diapers from recycled T-shirts.