SALT Briefs

Catherine McHugh, BVM (St. Thoma) is president of the Intercommunity Housing Corporation in Chicago. Three congregations of women religious—including the BVMs—and the Chicago priests began IHC 16 years ago as a response to the housing crisis for Sisters. It has evolved into affordable housing for adults 55 and over.

After years of effort, construction on the five-story, 68-unit Roosevelt Place has now begun. Its directors are both lay and religious; BVMs Ann Kathleen McDonnell (front row, 2nd from left) and Jacquelyn Rice (Vianney) (back row, l.) are among those on the Board.

Mary Ann Hoope, BVM has received a certificate of appreciation from the Archdiocese of Kumasi, Ghana, for her “outstanding contribution toward the spread of the Word of God.” She has ministered there for 18 years and is director of the Centre for Spiritual Renewal in Kumasi.

Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, has also listed her among 90 members who are “living the pledge of scholarship, loyalty and service.”

Wright Hall BVM residents Catherine Gibbons (l. next to statue) and Virginia Hughes (r.) join employees in celebrating the gift.

A statue of Our Lady of La Vang, patroness of Vietnam, now graces Wright Hall, Chicago. Employee Lai Truong obtained the statue when she traveled to her son's ordination. On her return, she gave the 14" statue to the Sisters, who “are grateful to have this statue with us as a reminder that God is faithful, and that Mary's maternal protection will safeguard all who call upon her. Our Lady of La Vang is the central and national shrine of Vietnam.

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