Sister Mary Catherine Girrens (1908-2001)
In a Class by Herself Although she was the youngest of 13 and accustomed to being part of a group, Sister Mary Catherine (Alvina) Girrens… Read More »Sister Mary Catherine Girrens (1908-2001)
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.
In a Class by Herself Although she was the youngest of 13 and accustomed to being part of a group, Sister Mary Catherine (Alvina) Girrens… Read More »Sister Mary Catherine Girrens (1908-2001)
Sister Margaret Cho was one of the first non-white Adorers in the U.S. She urged the U.S. Adorers to continue mission work in China.
Sister Marciana Heimerman, a missionary, was general superior in Rome and helped sisters adapt to changes of the Second Vatican Council.
Sister Helen Kiang was one of the first non-white U.S. Adorers. She urged her sisters to continue their mission work in China, her homeland.
Sister Sylvia Gorges led Newman University in the 1960s from a small, non-accredited Catholic college into a co-ed, fully accredited college.
Sister Mary Louise Utar taught in China and wrote about confinement of nine Adorers there in the 1940s. She worked in Rome and East St. Louis.
Helen Streck taught music and English, was dean of studies and librarian at Sacred Heart College and wrote the Wichita province history.
Sister Mary Germaine Jakovcic, teacher and provincial treasurer, managed the province’s debt and loved community life. The Sisters loved her.
Sister Loretta Bozich was a teacher, novice director, and provincial who led the province through sweeping changes of Vatican Council Il.
Words Sometimes Fail Us Words inadequately capture the intense life of Sr. Pauline Grady whose 89 years encompassed her roles as teacher, writer, librarian, translator,… Read More »Sister Mary Pauline Grady (1917-2006)
Sister Mary Consilia Piskurich taught, cooked, did maintenance, and was vocations/retreat director, provincial councilor and Rome delegate.
Sister Angelita Myerscough was an expert on St. Maria de Mattias, a writer, leader and survivor of the shipwreck of the S.S. Andrea Doria.
The ASC Family is a community of Adorers of the Blood of Christ Religious Sisters and those inspired by our values and spirituality. The Adorers were founded by St. Maria de Mattias in Italy and came to the United States in 1870. Today, we work for justice, peace, and love for our dear neighbor all over the world.
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