March to Montgomery: A Sister Remembers
On this day, March 25, in 1965, five Adorers of the Blood of Christ from Ruma, Ill., joined thousands of civil-rights demonstrators in the last… Read More »March to Montgomery: A Sister Remembers
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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 Emiliana Herman
Sister Emiliana Herman died Feb. 4, 2015. She was 96 and spent 69 years as a professed Adorer of the Blood of Christ. She was… Read More »Sister Emiliana Herman
Sister Floriana Voegeli
Sister Floriana Voegeli died Feb. 2, 2015 in Wichita. She was 93 and had been an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 77 years.… Read More »Sister Floriana Voegeli
Sister Janiece Ille
Sister Janiece Ille, a Texas native who taught, did parish work, and was a chaplain to federal prisoners, died on Jan. 11, 2015, in Wichita.… Read More »Sister Janiece Ille
Tiny Sr. DeeDee: Little Girl with Big Plans
A little girl with big plans for her life can’t wait to join the Adorers’ Junior Associates, a group of 28 young people that Sr.… Read More »Tiny Sr. DeeDee: Little Girl with Big Plans
Credible Witnesses: A Reflection on the ASC Liberia Martyrs
It has been 22 years since ASC sisters were martyred during the Liberian Civil War. In honor, we revisit a reflection written by Sister Regina Siegfried,… Read More »Credible Witnesses: A Reflection on the ASC Liberia Martyrs
Credible Witnesses: A Reflection on the ASC Liberia Martyrs
It has been 22 years since ASC sisters were martyred during the Liberian Civil War. In honor, we revisit a reflection written by Sister Regina Siegfried,… Read More »Credible Witnesses: A Reflection on the ASC Liberia Martyrs
Adorers of the Blood of Christ Land Ethic
Whereas, we Adorers of the Blood of Christ believe creation is a revelation of God, we proclaim our Land Ethic.
Echoes in Our Hearts
In October of 1992, five U.S. Adorer missionaries in Liberia were murdered in that nation’s civil war. Sisters Barbara Ann Muttra, Shirley Kolmer, Mary Joel Kolmer, Agnes Mueller, and Kathleen McGuire are remembered today globally as the Martyrs of Charity. Within the community, they are still remembered as sisters and friends.
Profile of Julitta Elsen
This biography of Mother Julitta Llsen unfolds along the lines of an adventure story where courageous people face situations well beyond the normal limits and win the high stakes that everyone would have said were unattainable.
Missionaries More and More
By the time the foreign congregations were expelled from China — most of them by 1955 — religious orders had established local churches; nurtured education, especially for women; formed catechists; and ministered to the rural poor.
Profile of Beata Netemeyer
A Catholic sister living the life of the pioneers amid Kansas dust storms on the Great Plains, Beata Netemeyer dedicated her life to obeying God. The courage of her faith makes her decide what for others might seem madness.