The Sisters of Mary, Ukara Island, and Breaking Children Out of Poverty
This island, and the world-forgotten places like it, have become second homes to the Sisters of Mary. They have taken vows to enter these places submerged in poverty and to love the poorest people on earth—where they work hard to save them. On the remote Ukara Island...
In the Name of Every Man Who Hurt You, Forgive Me
Eduardo Verástegui’s tearful plea came before 3,000 girls at Girlstown in Chalco, Mexico, a fraction of the 20,000 children the Sisters of Mary mother back to health worldwide—children the Mexican actor has come to cherish. Mexican actor Eduardo Verástegui stood...
Fr. Luke Prihoda on Fr. Aloysius Schwartz and the Sisters of Mary
In this episode of In The Pews, Fr. Luke Prihoda shares his testimony from a recent visit to Chalco, Mexico. He reflects on the life, mission, and legacy of Venerable Fr. Aloysius Schwartz, founder of the Sisters of Mary and World Villages for Children. Fr. Prihoda is...