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Celebrating the Feast Day of Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger
November 10, 2025
Today, September 9th, marks an extraordinary celebration for the Sisters of the Redeemer and our partners-in-mission as we honor the Feast of our Founder, Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger. We commemorate September 9th as her official Feast Day because it celebrates the anniversary of Blessed Alphonse Maria’s birth in Niederbronn, France in 1814. Today, three Congregations...
Read MoreOur Journey of Faith Continues: Support our 2025 Annual Appeal
November 10, 2025
While we spent much of our Centennial Year celebrating our first 100 years in America, we also were looking towards how love is leading us on to a future full of hope! Many of you may have already received a letter at your homes, but we are excited to introduce an annual fundraising appeal serving...
Read MoreRedeemer Valley Farm: From Tiny Garden to Community Sanctuary
November 10, 2025
From its humble beginnings as a small community garden, Redeemer Valley Farm has blossomed into a sanctuary and place of healing through careful cultivation and unwavering faith and hope. What started with a handful of dedicated volunteers has grown into a thriving community of more than 150 active and passionate volunteers tending to a two-acre...
Read MoreCelebrating the Congregation’s 175th Anniversary
November 10, 2025
On August 28, 1849, in the small village of Niederbronn, France, Blessed Alphonse Maria (then Elisabeth Eppinger) formally founded a Congregation of Sisters who cared for sick, poor, and vulnerable persons in their homes. Widely considered a social mystic and a pioneer in home care, Blessed Alphonse Maria was just shy of 35 years old...
Read MoreLove Speaks Every Language
November 10, 2025
The contrast could not have been starker. Sr. Secilia Luwongo, Sr. Irene Matambwe, and Sr. Noela Mkwala left behind Tanzania’s sweltering 90-degree temperatures in late November 2023, only to step off the plane into American winter temperatures. Waiting to greet them with warm hugs—and even warmer jackets—were Sr. Anne Marie Haas and Sr. Katharina Pies....
Read MoreOne Redeemer, Many Cultures: How Our Charism Builds Bridges
November 10, 2025
Following in the footsteps of our Founder, Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger, the Sisters of the Redeemer have consistently answered the call to serve the poor, sick, and underserved across the globe. The story is one of courage, adaptation, and unwavering commitment to being a healing presence—a mission that has transcended borders and transformed lives across...
Read MoreThe Sisters of the Redeemer Mourn Sr. Kathy Rose Miller, CSR
April 3, 2025
Sr. Kathryn Rose Miller, 78, a Sister of the Redeemer who was called by God to be a healing presence in a hurting world, died March 31, 2025, at St. Joseph Manor. Sr. Kathy Rose, as she was known, was the daughter of the late Francis and Rose Miller. She is survived by her brother...
Read MoreSt. Elizabeth of Hungary, the Princess Who is a Patron Saint of the Congregation
November 15, 2024
Born a princess in 1207, St. Elizabeth of Hungary was surrounded by an extravagant life of excess, which made her very uncomfortable. As a young bride of Ludwig, a prince of the German principality Thuringia, she observed the extreme differences between the luxury in which she lived and the poverty and suffering beyond her castle’s...
Read MoreSt. Teresa of Avila, a Patron Saint of the Congregation
October 10, 2024
From a young age, Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger had a great devotion to St. Teresa of Avila. Her life demonstrates the prayerfulness and interiority that characterized St. Teresa. In addition to St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Joseph, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the Sisters of the Redeemer claim St. Teresa of Avila as a patron saint...
Read MoreFriends of the Heart: St. Alphonsus Liguori and Blessed Alphonse Maria Eppinger
July 19, 2024
Who was St. Alphonsus Liguori and why did Blessed Alphonse Maria love him? As a novice, I was introduced to the major patron saints of our Congregation: St. Joseph, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Alphonsus Liguori, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. These saints have held great interest for me since those early days of my...
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