Sister Gabrielle Rowe, ASC
May 9, 2023 Sister Gabrielle Rowe, ASC, died at 4:25 p.m. on May 4, 2023, at Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady… Read More »Sister Gabrielle Rowe, ASC
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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 Irene McGrath, ASC
“One thing I seek, to dwell in the house of the Lord all my days”Psalms 27 Sister Irene (Mary Luke) McGrath, ASC, of the Adorers… Read More »Sister Irene McGrath, ASC
Sister Mary Louise (Mary Matthew) Degenhart, ASC
April 3, 2023 Sister Mary Louise (Mary Matthew) Degenhart, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died at 12:35 p.m. at Benedictine Living… Read More »Sister Mary Louise (Mary Matthew) Degenhart, ASC
Sister Denise Schwarz, ASC
Through your kindly ways, let it be evident that everything is in order and that you are committed to the school. Let silence, prayer and… Read More »Sister Denise Schwarz, ASC
Sister Janice Friess, ASC
March 20, 2023 Sister Janice Friess, ASC, passed to eternal life Saturday morning, March 18, 2023, at Caritas Center, in Wichita. Sr. Janice was 94… Read More »Sister Janice Friess, ASC
Sister Rita Schilling, ASC
Sister Rita Schilling, ASC passed to eternal life Friday morning, March 3, 2023, at Caritas Center, in Wichita, KS. Sr. Rita was 91 years old… Read More »Sister Rita Schilling, ASC
Consistent Life Ethic, Adorers of the Blood of Christ March 4, 2023
CONSISTENT LIFE ETHIC“that all may have life and have it in abundance” (John 10:10)Adorers of the Blood of Christ, US Region Our foundress, St. Maria… Read More »Consistent Life Ethic, Adorers of the Blood of Christ March 4, 2023
Teaching Brings Opportunities!
Being a teacher in the Catholic school system brings challenges and opportunities every day to guide and empower young, eager learners.
Sr. Ann Frances Gross, ASC
Sister Ann Frances Gross, ASC, died on January 8, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. at Benedictine Living Community near Belleville, Illinois. Born on November 19, 1934,… Read More »Sr. Ann Frances Gross, ASC
Sister Florentia Riebel, ASC
Sister Florentia Riebel, ASC, died the morning of December 1, 2022, at 7:40 a.m. after a brief illness. She was 106 years old and lived 88 of her years as a professed Adorer of the Blood of Christ.
Sister Leona Luechtefeld, ASC
Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld celebrated 80 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) on October 7, 2022. Sr. Leona made her first profession on July 1, 1942 and her final vows on July 1, 1947.