Transcendent Ideas and Matters of Faith

Sister Helen Weber
Sister Canice Werner in the Salem Heights library
 Top: Sister Helen Weber delights in
 telling the story of our history.
 Bottom: Sister Canice Werner checking
 for her books in the Salem Heights
 library.

The written word provides insights and exposes truths not possible through any other medium. The collection of books, reflections, and writings we've gathered here create an anthology of faith that serves as an important resource for any pilgrim of faith searching for clarity on the road to a deeper relationship with God. Please click on the links in this section for access to a world of inspiring ideas and interpretations of faith.

Links:

Sharing & Caring – a quarterly publication of the Sisters – available in hard-copy or on-line
Women in Ministry and the Writings of Paul by Sr. Karen Elliott
Silence: Everyday Living and Praying by Sr. Joyce Ann Zimmerman
Articles and presentations on issues related to our spirituality
Staying in the Fire: A Sisterhood Responds to Vatican II by Phyllis M. Kittel; WovenWord Press, 2008 - A candid exploration into the impact of change
Taste Buds by Sr. Thelma Marie Wurzelbacher
Sacraments in Red by Sr. Benita Volk
Sisters of the Precious Blood - History By: Sr Helen Weber
Leaning Toward the Invisible by Sr. Benita Volk
Red + Gold, A Spirituality of the Sisters of the Precious Blood for Everyone by Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman

Information:

  • Not with Silver or Gold. A History of the Sisters of the Congregation of the Precious Blood, Salem Heights, Dayton, Ohio, 1834-1944. Written by Sister Octavia Gutman, C.PP.S.; published in 1945 (out of print – no copies available). Not with Silver or Gold is the first published history of Maria Anna Brunner and the founding of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in 1834, and their ministries in Switzerland and America.
  • More than the Doing. Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, Ohio, 1936-1966. Written by Sister Janet Davis Richardson, CSJP and Sister Canice Werner, C.PP.S. (out of print – no copies available). The history of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in from 1936-1966.