ASC Martyrs Memorial Garden ~ Wichita Center
by Sr. Barb Smith, ASC A field of grass returns to a garden holding a legacy of five ASC sisters whose lives witnessed the ultimate… Read More »ASC Martyrs Memorial Garden ~ Wichita Center
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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.
Sister Patricia Schlarman, ASC
October 17, 2025 Sister Patricia (Mary Cleta) Schlarman, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at Benedictine Living Community, Belleville, IL,… Read More »Sister Patricia Schlarman, ASC
Sister Hedwig Neff, ASC
September 29, 2025 Sister Hedwig Neff, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at 9:05 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025,… Read More »Sister Hedwig Neff, ASC
JPIC Bits From Around the Region – September 2025
The Consistent Life Ethic of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, US Region, calls us to carry on the legacy of our foundress, St.… Read More »JPIC Bits From Around the Region – September 2025
Sister Genarose Buechler, ASC
August 29, 2025 Sister Genarose Buechler, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at 8:08 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025,… Read More »Sister Genarose Buechler, ASC
Happy Birthday Sr. Mary Alan Wurth
Sister Mary Alan Wurth celebrated her 95th birthday with a special German chocolate cake. This cake was baked by her nephew, Steve Wurth, who lives… Read More »Happy Birthday Sr. Mary Alan Wurth
Sister Jean Marie Landis, ASC
Sister Jean Marie Landis, ASC, celebrated 80 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ at St. Anne Chapel in… Read More »Sister Jean Marie Landis, ASC
Sister Therese Marie Smith, ASC
Sister Therese Marie Smith, ASC, celebrated 75 years as a vowed religious at St. Anne’s Chapel in Columbia, PA on Saturday, August 2, 2025. She… Read More »Sister Therese Marie Smith, ASC
Sister (Mary) Kathleen Washington, ASC
Sister (Mary) Kathleen Washington, ASC, celebrated 70 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ at St. Anne Chapel in… Read More »Sister (Mary) Kathleen Washington, ASC
Sister Rose McKeown, ASC
Sister Rose McKeown, ASC, celebrated 60 years as a vowed religious at St. Anne Chapel in Columbia, PA on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. She originally… Read More »Sister Rose McKeown, ASC
Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld, ASC
Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld, ASC, celebrated 83 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on July 1, 2025,… Read More »Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld, ASC
Sister Dolores Ann Rapp, ASC
Sister Dolores Ann Rapp, ASC, celebrated 82 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on July 1, 2025, in… Read More »Sister Dolores Ann Rapp, ASC