In April, the trustees of the Teresa Ball Solidarity Fund were sad to say goodbye to Bernie Boland IBVM who had served so faithfully down through the years. We welcome Barbara Murphy IBVM (Province Leader Ireland), Sarah Dobson CJ (Province Leader England) and Jen Bromham IBVM ( Province Leader England) to the board. We thank
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Members of the IBVM and CJ leadership teams are taking steps on the path to Becoming One, visiting provinces and regions, and taking time to meet communities of sisters. IBVM Visit to CJ England March 2023
Last week, from Wednesday 29th March to Saturday 1st April, the extended ERC spring meeting was held in Slovakia. Five CJ provincials Sarah, Cosima, Monica, Pilar and Agnesa met together with three IBVM provincial leaders Elena from Spain, Barbara from Ireland and Jen from Britain. The meeting was a great step in the Becoming One
There is no such difference between women and men that women may not do great things. Mary Ward For followers of Mary Ward, International Women’s Day is a day we celebrate with great joy. Each year on March 8th, we recognize and honour women who have done great things in our world, and take time
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023 the two leadership teams held their first joint Council Meeting in Casa. It was a time of prayer, reflection and sharing. At both General Congregations, the decision to move forward with Becoming One was unanimous. We surfaced ideas about possible opportunities for CJ and IBVM to do things together at
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Sending prayers and best wishes to Cynthia and Janet our representatives at the United Nations for the Commission for Social Development (CSoCD) 6 – 15 February. An important part of their work is to advocate for decent work, humane working conditions, wages sufficient to meet basic needs, and basic social protections necessary to lead decent
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Noelle, Igora, Brenda, Macarena and Judith Goodbye and thank you to our outgoing Institute leadership team who have served our Mary Ward family so faithfully and with felicity and sincerity over the past 8 years. It is with hearts filled with prayers of gratitude for you as you each take the journey back to your
The chief means of communication during the expansion of the Institute and one that affords ample opportunity for insight into the mind of our foundress is letter writing. Of this, Mary Ward availed herself fully as she refuted accusations, did business with the Pope and clergy, and encouraged her scattered companions. [Till God Will] This
BECOMING ONE Outgoing Leaders Noelle and Jane share their experience of the BECOMING ONE merger/fusion journey of IBVM & CJ in this new video
