Sister Joann Stuever, ASC
“…we have the sure hopeof sharing in Jesus’ triumph over deathand living with him in God…”Easter Vigil Liturgy Sister Joann Stuever, ASC, of the Adorers… Read More »Sister Joann Stuever, ASC
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Adorers of the Blood of Christ
We are the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a vowed religious community of Roman Catholic women who were founded in 1834 as a teaching order by the Italian, St. Maria De Mattias, in the small town of Acuto, Italy. Worldwide, we are nearly 1,000 women strong, including 140 in the U.S.
Palm Sunday
By Sr. Margaret Washington, ASC Pilgrims of Hope: Journeying As Adorers, Sojourners and Associates, we are invited to respond to the call of Pope Francis,… Read More »Palm Sunday
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Lent this year is filled with contradictions and controversies that can be captured in the familiar quote from Charles Dickens’s novel, A Tale of Two… Read More »Fifth Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday of Lent
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a Sabbath.So then the Pharisees… Read More »Fourth Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent
March 23, 2025 But green is pushing up under dry grass.A lone robin sings in a bare tree. It was winter and suddenly it is… Read More »Third Sunday of Lent
Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27: 1, 7-9, 13-14; Philippians 3: 17-4:1; Luke 9: 28b-36 “Hope is a gift of grace amid the realities of life.” … Read More »Second Sunday of Lent
Sister Clare (Marie Clare) Boehmer, ASC
March 7, 2025 Sister Clare (Marie Clare) Boehmer, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at 4:30 a.m. at Benedictine Living… Read More »Sister Clare (Marie Clare) Boehmer, ASC
Our Nuns
by Sr. Cecilia Hellmann, ASC The community of St. Teresa School in Belleville, IL, celebrated Catholic Schools Week in a very special way on January… Read More »Our Nuns
Being Present With my Sisters
by Sr. Joan Hornick, ASC The writing of this reflection began on November 25, 2024 As I sit and be present with Sr. Colette Tenley,… Read More »Being Present With my Sisters
Congratulations to Sr. Kristen Forgotch, ASC, on her Perpetual Profession of Vows
On January 1, Sr. Kristen Forgotch celebtrated her Perpetual Profession of Vows. To view the celebration from the Chapel of St. Anne’s Retirement Community in… Read More »Congratulations to Sr. Kristen Forgotch, ASC, on her Perpetual Profession of Vows
Response to Religious Life Dying Out in America
by Sr. Rose Anthony Mathews, ASC This is my response/reaction to Sr. Marcia Kruse’s very thought-provoking question last month. In the 70 years I have… Read More »Response to Religious Life Dying Out in America
Sister Laurentia Koehler, ASC
January 1, 2025 “Go down to the Potter’s House,”Says the Lord.So to the potter’s house I went.”Jeremiah 18:1 As Sunday Vespers were ending on December… Read More »Sister Laurentia Koehler, ASC