by The Sisters of Mary | Jun 12, 2026 | Blog, Children, Sisters
Featured in Legatus: A Navy Veteran’s Pilgrimage to Chalco By Andy Lewis Legatus recently published a moving reflection by Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, USN Ret., about his visit to Girlstown in Chalco, Mexico. In the article, Admiral Lewis reflects on his years of Navy...
by Kevin Wells | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog, Children, Sisters
Cardinal Burke Visits Chalco and Is Swept Into Hope for the World By Kevin Wells On a cold Wisconsin night around Christmastime, Cardinal Raymond Burke warmed his soul by recalling one of the most memorable moments of his 77 years. It had taken place just months...
by The Sisters of Mary | Aug 22, 2025 | Blog, Children
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...
by The Sisters of Mary | Aug 22, 2025 | Blog, Children
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...
by The Sisters of Mary | Jun 26, 2025 | Blog, Children
In Tanzania, where financial hardship keeps many children and young people out of school, the Sisters of Mary are working to break the cycle by providing free, high-quality education and vocational training to secure a better future. We’re honored to share this...
by Paul Gesterling | Jun 17, 2025 | Blog, Children
History has been made. Today, we rejoice as 162 fearless young women—the very first graduates of Kisarawe Girlstown, step forward into a future they once only dreamed of. Six years ago, they arrived as pioneers, walking onto a campus still under construction, daring...
