Shopping Cart of Lenten Grace
By Sister Bernadine Wessel, ASC About 60 years ago, my 3rd– and 4th-grade religion class and I were talking about Lent and preparing for Easter.… Read More »Shopping Cart of Lenten Grace
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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 Lucille Kerschen
Sister Lucille Kerschen, a lifelong teacher and professed Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 73 years, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at the community’s… Read More »Sister Lucille Kerschen
Adorers Consider Legal Options
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, U.S. Region, are profoundly disappointed that the United States Supreme Court decided not to grant the Adorers’ petition… Read More »Adorers Consider Legal Options
Sister Helen Panci
Sister Helen (Herman Jospeh) Panci, ASC, died on Monday, January 14, 2019, at St. Helene’s Retirement Community in Columbia, Pennsylvania. She was 94 years old… Read More »Sister Helen Panci
Sister Ann (Elizabeth Frances) Connolly
Sister Ann (Elizabeth Frances) Connolly, ASC, died on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Illinois. She was 91 years old and had… Read More »Sister Ann (Elizabeth Frances) Connolly
Sister Mary Matthew Janciar
Sister Mary Matthew Janciar, ASC, a teacher, and parish minister, died on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2019, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community… Read More »Sister Mary Matthew Janciar
Sister Mary John Goles
Sister Mary John Goles, ASC died on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2019. She was 94 years old and had been a professed… Read More »Sister Mary John Goles
Supreme Court Press Statement
Press Statement United States Supreme Court October 22, 2018, 9:30AM In the Gospels, we hear the story of a lawyer who asked Jesus, “What must… Read More »Supreme Court Press Statement
A Letter to My Father, Jim Funk
By Sister Krystal Funk, ASC We met when I was only 3, and I lost you this past July when I was only 35. You… Read More »A Letter to My Father, Jim Funk
Religious Symbols Removed By Transco/Williams
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ prayerfully and intentionally placed this cross and labyrinth in the path of a high-powered fossil fuel pipeline installed… Read More »Religious Symbols Removed By Transco/Williams
Adorers Commit to Green Energy
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ take seriously our beliefs cited in our Land Ethic, which include honoring the sacredness of all creation and… Read More »Adorers Commit to Green Energy
Sister Bertha (Mary Austin) Fischer
Sister Bertha (Mary Austin) Fischer, ASC, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. She was 83 years old and had been a professed member… Read More »Sister Bertha (Mary Austin) Fischer