Letters from Liberia
As busy as they were, and as tense as things were during Liberia’s civil war, the Adorer missionaries in that West African coastal country corresponded… Read More »Letters from Liberia
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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.
Adorers Statement on the Death Penalty
we endorse the abolishment of capital punishment in the States in which we live, the United States, and in the world and we commit ourselves to engage in activities that will seek to end the death penalty in those States where it is in effect and to work toward the goal of ending everywhere the option of the death penalty for criminal behavior.
The Adorers Statement on Gun Control
We, the Leadership Team of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ of the United States Region, wish to publicly share our commitment to advocate for an end to gun violence and its root causes and to promote pragmatic solutions through significant and meaningful dialogue and legislation.
Sister Angelita Alfaro
Sister Angelita Alfaro, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 68 years, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at the Wichita Center in Wichita, Kan.… Read More »Sister Angelita Alfaro
Remembering a ‘Soul-Mate Aunt’
Diane Shirley Kolmer so loved and admired her “soul-mate aunt,” Sister Shirley Kolmer, that she adopted the legal middle name, “Shirley,” when her aunt and… Read More »Remembering a ‘Soul-Mate Aunt’
Our Missionary Sister Martyrs Remembered
Today begins 12 days of remembering our missionary Sisters who died this month, 24 years ago in Liberia, during that African nation’s brutal civil war.… Read More »Our Missionary Sister Martyrs Remembered
Focus and Relax the Mind with Zentangle
By Sister Diane Tenbrink, ASC I have done art journaling since I was a young sister, and a friend and I would do it while… Read More »Focus and Relax the Mind with Zentangle
A Syrian Child Cries While We Pick a President
By Sister Krystal Funk, ASC Like thousands of people around the world, I viewed with deep sadness a video of a terrified and bloodied Syrian… Read More »A Syrian Child Cries While We Pick a President
Saving the Best for Last
By Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC I am Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC and I have pancreatic cancer. In fact, I have lived with cancer since 2012.… Read More »Saving the Best for Last
Sister Mary Linus (Martha Emma) Erzer
Sister Mary Linus (Martha Emma) Erzer, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 71 years, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Ruma Center,… Read More »Sister Mary Linus (Martha Emma) Erzer
Sister Sylvana Schulte
Sister Sylvana Schulte, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 75 years, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at the Wichita Center in Wichita, Kan.… Read More »Sister Sylvana Schulte
Finding Light in the Darkness
By Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC I am Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC and I have pancreatic cancer. In fact, I have lived with cancer since 2012.… Read More »Finding Light in the Darkness