Settling an Anxious Heart
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 »Settling an Anxious Heart
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Stories, Prayers, and Reflections
We find inspiration and God in our ministry, mission, and even the smallest moments in our day. Here we share our stories, prayers, and reflections on everything happening in our lives.
Few Regrets in a Full Life
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 »Few Regrets in a Full Life
How Can We Respond to the Violence?
By Sister Regina Siegfried, ASC As autumn leaves swirl around my city’s streets, I ponder eddies of fear, anger, racism, discontent and unrest churning in… Read More »How Can We Respond to the Violence?
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
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
What I’ve Gained from Entering Religious Life
By Sister Angela Laquet, ASC People may wonder why sisters choose religious life when such a journey involves giving up what others take for granted.… Read More »What I’ve Gained from Entering Religious Life
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
Poem: Train Tracks
By Sister Marcia Kruse, ASC I am Sister Marcia Kruse, ASC and have the privilege of living in Rome for a couple of years, where… Read More »Poem: Train Tracks