Shredding Stuff and Good News on the Cancer Front
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 »Shredding Stuff and Good News on the Cancer Front
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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.
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 »Shredding Stuff and Good News on the Cancer Front
By Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC I have often looked at myself as a jack of all trades but probably a master of none. I have… Read More »Five Tips for Gardening Earth & Soul
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 »Find God in Moments of Encounter
Sister Wilfreda Kern, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ, died May 12, 2016, at the Ruma Center in Ruma, Ill. She was 95 and… Read More »Sister Wilfreda Kern
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 »Life is Full but the Worry is Always There
By Sarah Harbaugh, candidate with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ As I explained in my blog post last month, my attending a Theology… Read More »Why the Adorers? Something Just Felt Right
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 »Enjoying Spring While Waiting for Therapy
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 »Mysteries in Cancer and in the Garden
By Sister Bernadine Wessel, ASC The people. The relationships formed by living, working, struggling, crying, laughing and praying together… that’s what I miss most about Korea.… Read More »What I miss most about Korea
By Sister Janis Yaekel, ASC The Easter Vigil celebration and Easter morning liturgy are over. We have listened to the gospel readings that proclaimed the… Read More »Easter Evening Peace and Monday Chemo
By Sarah Harbaugh, candidate with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ For 10 years I fought the feeling that God was calling me to… Read More »Why I Am Choosing To Discern a Vocation as a Religious Sister
By Sister Carolyn Schilling, ASC When letting go big-time as an adult challenges my faith, I often turn to the Portuguese proverb, “God writes straight… Read More »Lenten Journeys: God Writes Straight with Crooked Lines
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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