150 Years in the USA: Part 3
On May 18, 1900, Mother M. Alphonsa Neuhoff, first Provincial Superior in America, passed away. Born in Germany in 1845, she joined the Community in 1871. Noted for her religious fervor and administrative talent, she was one of the first six Sisters to come to America and was appointed Provincial in 1886. The Province flourished...
150 Years in the USA: Part 2
Blessed Mother Maria Theresia visited her Sisters in America three times. She wanted them to know her motherly care, and she wrote frequent letters to individual Sisters, local convents, and the whole Congregation. She was kept aware of new hospitals and schools that the Sisters began in Nebraska, Colorado, and throughout Indiana. Mother’s second visitation...
150 Years in the USA
The year was 1875. The Prussian Kulturkampf changed the experience of the faithful in Germany. Church properties were being claimed by the State, State-appointed officials were taking over dioceses, and the future of religious congregations was tenuous. A few years before, twenty of the Sisters received the Emperor’s Commemorative Medal for the nursing they provided...
Candidates 2022
Two young ladies have been accepted for entrance into our community this fall. Please keep Gracie and Lizzy in your prayers. You can read more about them by clicking here. Gracie Hamilton Lizzy Rangel
