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.
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 Mary Ann Bahr, ASC died on December 14, 2020 in the Caritas Center in Wichita, Kansas. At 95, she taught more than half of her life. She was one of 11 children born on the family farm near Olmitz, Kansas, and knew by age 6 that she wanted to enter religious life.
On November 11, 2020, the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, U.S. Region, filed a new pipeline complaint against Transcontinental Gas Pipeline LP (Transco) in… Read More »New Pipeline Complaint over Religious Freedom
Sister Mary Ann Mueller was a teacher, housemother to orphans, an administrator, and someone who cared for seniors. She was kind and loving.
Sister Agatha Marie Groft was a longtime teacher, province leader, novice director and mentor. She enjoyed politics, crafts and playing cards.
Sister Rita Robl, ASC, who helped others on their spiritual quest, died Sunday, November 15, 2020, at the Wichita Center. She was 90 years old and had been a professed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ for 72 years.
Sister Margaret Knoeber, ASC, a scholar, educator and trailblazer, died October 31, 2020, at Caritas Center, in Wichita, Kansas. She was 89 years old and had marked, just this past summer, 70 years as a professed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ.
Sister Jane Gegg, ASC is celebrating 50 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ.
Sister Clara Smith, who taught grade school for four decades before finding her heart in prison ministry, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Caritas… Read More »Sister Clara Smith, ASC
Sister Mary Jane Schrage died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Ruma Center in Ruma, Illinois. She was 85 years old and had been a… Read More »Sister Mary Jane Schrage, ASC
Sister Kathleen made her first profession on August 12, 1955 and her final vows on August 12, 1959.
She made her first profession on August 12, 1945 and her final vows on August 12, 1950.
She made her first profession on August 6, 1934 and her final vows on August 10, 1939.