National Vocations Awareness Week 2020
Vocations week is an opportunity to explore our deep call in life. To discover what brings us most energy and joy and builds community. As followers of Mary Ward and her Companions we come from a…
Mobilising the Mary Ward Network
On the Feast of Pentecost 2019 the Generalate of the two branches of Mary Ward’s 1609 Institute indicated their strong desire to take steps toward unification…
Beijing+25 – Women Rising Up
Twenty-five years ago 50,000 women poured into Beijing for the 4th World Women’s Conference – women determined to fight discrimination and bring about equality…
Sister Caroline celebrates 80 years of religious service
This year marks 80 years of religious service for Sister Caroline Deutscher.
The 99-year-old will be celebrating the milestone with family and friends…
God is Good Everywhere
In Kenya a little dialogue happens after the initial “good morning” when one enters the classroom: Teacher: “God is good.” Girls: “All the time…
Webinar for IBVM/CJ Worldwide Network
NGO representatives Cecilia O’Dwyer ibvm and Cynthia Mathew CJ at the IBVM NGO Office, New York are teaming up to bring YOU a webinar which will…
Monika Glockann CJ Visits Down‑Under
After many years of kind hospitality and generous tours and pilgrimages with Australian IBVM and their colleagues visiting Mary Ward country in Europe, Monika Glockann CJ from the Middle…
Reflections from the United Nations
For many the image of the UN is of a large, ponderous bureaucracy striving for world order against insuperable odds – while there may be a grain of truth in this it is far from the truth…
A Celebration of Service
Leadership is a gift of service. In religious life it is a complex task of caring, organising, encouraging, challenging and finding the path by walking the particular stretch of road that comes up while you are in that role…
Loreto Albania: Tackling Human Trafficking
Mary Ward Loreto Foundation in Albania is planting hope with a human rights approach to combating modern day slavery. The aim is to eradicate poverty, the prime cause for human trafficking…