Posts by Bernadette Corso

Click here to access the notes from the September Member Call, led by Pat Voorhes, NCCW President-elect.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. August 2019— Nearly 700 Catholic women from around the nation gathered in Atlanta to celebrate 99 years of service to the Church. This year’s theme, Caring for God’s Creation, showcased NCCW’s continuing efforts to address important needs of our times through spirituality, leadership and service. Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., was…

Report from the UN By Theresa Boscia, NCCW NGO representative to the UN   This past March the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) addressed as its priority theme “Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls”.  The…

A SUMMARY OF THE 2019 SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS (USCCB)  June 10-14, 2019 by Maribeth Stewart Blogoslawski, NCCW President It is the privilege of the NCCW President to be invited as an official Observer at the USCCB General Assemblies and I offer this little summary so you can…

SUMMARY OF THE JUNE 2019 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN June 1-2, 2019    Washington Retreat House, 4000 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, D.C. Many had arrived the afternoon and evening of Friday, 31 May, while the Executive Committee met.  Greeting each other over supper, we had the pleasure of renewing…

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE 2019 BOARD MEETING OF THE WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS (WUCWO)  16-22 MAY 2019  Rome, Italy   After settling into the hotel, I ventured out to locate our new WUCWO office which is now at Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, 28.  It was easy to find as it was just past…

Click here to access the May member call recording, led by Kathy Bonner. Links to resources provided from the member call: When domestic violence arrives at the clinic door – How veterinary staff can respond to abused clients and patients By Malinda Larkin Posted Aug. 29, 2018  (Near the bottom of this article is a…

Click here to access the April member call recording, led by Sue Polk and Ellen Martin.

Click here to access the March member call recording, led by Beth Mahoney.

Please click here to access the recording of the January Member Call.   Links to resources provided by Jane Carter from the member call: Living the NCCW Resolutions  Cookbook Party Meeting Formula Membership Development Make a Big Deal about Ending Hunger Tell A Story