by The Sisters of Mary | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog, Video
Suzana’s Story – Tanzania Girlstown “It is not my fault that I was born poor, but it will be my fault if I die poor. So I always study hard to make my family happy.” Suzana wants to be a doctor and finds hope to pursue that dream with the...
by The Sisters of Mary | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Video
Philippines’ Graduate – Sherlyn Testimonial A graduate of the Sisters of Mary shares the beautiful story of how the Sisters of Mary impacted her life. The Sisters’ service and mission to help children break free from the cycle of poverty is now her mission as well....
by Paul Gesterling | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog, Children, Sisters
Serve the Lord with Joy I recently was given the great grace of attending a pilgrimage with Legatus to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and then a visit to our own Villa de las Niñas in Chalco, Mexico. As has become customary, visiting the...
by Paul Gesterling | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog, Children, Sisters
Intangibles of Transformation Recently I was talking with a graduate of the Sisters of Mary school in Mexico. I asked him, “What is the most significant thing the Sisters taught you?” His response surprised me, “To clean.” He’s been successful in life— following...
by Kevin Wells | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog, Father Al
TO CREATE A MIRACLEThe mystery, substance and grinding work of helping to move along the canonization of a saint in the Catholic Church can be exemplified by Sr. Josephine, a cloistered Carmelite nun whose monastery is tucked away in a small Illinois town. Six months...
by Kevin Wells | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog, Father Al
READING THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS In the many weeks spent researching the life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz, founder of World Villages for Children and the Sisters of Mary, I had, of course, discovered countless compelling aspects of his personality and priesthood: he...
