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Wednesday Whispers – May 13, 2026
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Email from Precious Blood Spirituality Institute Sharing the gifts of Precious Blood Spirituality with the world. A weekly reflection by members of the Precious Blood Community May 13, 2026 Ka…
A wonderful photo of some of the CWR members who participated in the Transforming Grace gathering of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) last week in St. Louis, MO. This gathering was part of the LCWR’s ongoing Transforming Grace journey, bringing together leadership, justice coordinators, and communicators to cultivate skills to break down walls of division and polarization and support the efforts of women religious to respond to the unique needs of this moment and work for peace and justice.
(Photo thanks to Dee Holleran and Kathy Rice)
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Four years after the sisters of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, (ASC), moved out of the Ruma Center in Ruma, Illinois, they have sold the property buildings and 33 acres of land to Books for All, a nonprofit organization establishing community libraries with free resources. ASC will retain ownership of the surrounding farmland, as well as the cemetery, where sisters will continue to be buried.
The Ruma property has been vacant since April 2022 when the sisters relocated to the Benedictine Living Community-At The Shrine, (BLCS), on the campus of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville, Illinois. During that time, the sisters patiently and prayerfully sought a buyer committed to the continuation of the ASC’s 150-year legacy of community and mission, as well as responsible stewardship of the buildings and land. The sisters rely on the Providence of God and believe that God has guided the sale of the property to Books for All.
Books for All will utilize the property as a retreat and conference center. The center will also house the nonprofit’s library of over 30,000 books. In a statement, Books for All said, “While we are not a religious organization, we carry forward the spirit of what [the sisters] built: a place dedicated to community, care for the people who pass through it, and respect for the earth it sits on.”
For the sisters and all who have been a part of the history of the Ruma Center, the sale of the property brings a mix of joy and sorrow; joy in that Books for All will continue the mission and sorrow in that the sisters are not living there anymore.
Sister Barbara Hudock, Regional Leader of the U.S. Region of the Adorers noted to the sisters in a 2025 Easter message, and it applies to today, “The Paschal Mystery is at the core of our ASC spirituality. If we truly find ways to live this spirituality in our lives, what a gift we can be for those around us, for our world. We know that death does not have the last word. We know that part of the process is waiting for life to spring forth from death. We know that God lives in each one of us. We know that the celebration of Easter is not a one time or one season experience. It’s a daily resurrection, waiting to break through.”
Over the next two years, Books for All plans to make renovations to prepare the property for its new usage. “We are doing this carefully — the place we inherited was loved and well-maintained, and that legacy is worth preserving. The goal is not to remake it but to bring it fully into its next chapter, so that it can serve the communities who need it for a long time to come.”
The Adorers are an international congregation founded by St. Maria De Mattias in Italy in 1834 and have been a vital part of the Catholic Church in Southern Illinois and beyond since arriving in Piopolis, IL, in 1870. They have served in a variety of ministries, including education, healthcare, pastoral services, and justice advocacy. In addition to Southern Illinois, the United States Region of Adorers has centers of presence in Wichita, Kansas and Columbia, Pennsylvania, and supporting ASC presence in Korea and Vietnam. For more information about Ruma and the Adorers, visit www.adorers.org.
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Today we celebrate all mothers: those who gave us life, those who nurture and love us in countless ways, and those we carry in our hearts. May we also remember our spiritual mother, Mary, asking for guidance in our times of need and strength when we feel less than capable. To all mothers, we wish you a blessed day!
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This week in St. Louis, Sisters Angela Laquet and Dani Brought – along with communications director Jeff Stahlhut – took part in a gathering of leaders, justice promoters, and communicators at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Transforming Grace Conference. Over four days, over 200 individuals gathered in prayer, reflection, learning, networking, and thought exercises designed to be carried home and continuously implemented in their roles.
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