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Who is the Virgin of the Poor?

by Kevin Wells | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog, Father Al, Sisters

Today, 28 years after Fr. Al’s passing and four more countries later, World Villages for Children and the Sisters of Mary are rededicating its mission to the Virgin of the Poor and want to invite all those who would like to participate in a community of prayer to join...

His Lingering Presence

by Kevin Wells | Jul 23, 2020 | Blog, Father Al, Sisters

At the closing of his life, when his diseased body was days from surrendering its long fight with ALS, Fr. Al’s thoughts were on his Carmelite muse. With his eternal homeland in view, his thoughts on his withered body, wracked pain and fear of choking to death were...

Marian Martyrdom

by Kevin Wells | Jun 18, 2020 | Sisters

In May, I took a plane to Girlstown in Mexico benignly believing I’d encounter the poor being nourished by the temporal, spiritual and maternal care of an order of Sisters. I came home two and a half weeks later with something explosive set into my conscience. Never...

Chalco C19

by Kevin Wells | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Father Al, Sisters

SISTERS OF MARY SUMMON FR. AL’S TOUGHNESS TO BEAT THE VIRUS By Kevin Wells CHALCO, Mexico – It is during these virus-plagued days that Sr. Margie Cheong brings to memory summer evenings from long ago. She’d join Fr. Al and a few other Sisters of Mary on a wide...

A Message from Sr. Maria Cho

by worldvillagdev | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Sisters

Sister Michaela

by worldvillagdev | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog, Sisters

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Sister Michaela Kim passed away yesterday. She died peacefully in Busan, South Korea, surrounded by many of her fellow Sisters of Mary. Funeral services will be held this Saturday, March 30. Sister Michaela spent her...

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