Our Five Martyrs
Sister Barbara Ann Muttra ASC"War is terrible! Peace. Pray for peace! Ask the Prince of Peace to visit Liberia in a special way for peace, understanding, forgiveness, and a cure for hurt and hatred."Age: 69Date of Birth: March 11, 1923Date of Religious Profession: July 1, 1943Ministry: - 28 years in the United States as a nurse, and trainer of primary healthcare workers, 3 years in Vietnam as a refugee worker, 21 years in Liberia (1971-1992) as a nurse and teacher of healthcare workersKilled: October 20, 1992 on the road between Gardnersville and Barnersville, Liberia, West Africa
Sister Shirley Kolmer ASC"Perhaps we will come to see the day when everyone recognizes that we all inherit the earth and we can allow each person, each people to claim their rightful inheritance."Age: 61Born: December 15, 1930Date of Religious Profession: July 1, 1947Ministry: - 31 years in the United States as a teacher, university professor, formation director for the fomer Ruma Province, provincial councillor, and provincial superior of the former Ruma Province; 9 years in Liberia (1977-1978; 1984-1992) as a university professor, teacher, and high school principalKilled: October 23, 1992 in the yard of compound outside of the Sisters' residence in Gardnersville, Liberia, West Africa
Sister Mary Joel Kolmer ASC "Making this moment the best we can is the way life goes best, I say! We've got to share with our whole body as well as our soul when we do something, and that makes the difference between being alive or dead to something. They are all moments of beauty."Age: 58Born: March 1, 1934Date of Religious Profession: July 1, 1957Ministry: - 25 years in the United States as an elementary school teacher; 10 years in Liberia (1982-1992) as a teacher and aspirant directorKilled: October 20, 1992 on the road between Gardnersville and Barnersville, Liberia, West Africa
Sister Agnes Mueller ASC "Once we realize that God's presence, the face of God, can come through many, many different kinds of people, that because God's faith is present and God is present in all these people, somehow or another there is a dignity and a respect for all people."Age: 62Born: November 18, 1929Date of Religious Profession: July 1, 1948Ministry: - 15 years in the United States as a nurse; 24 years in the United States in religious education, Director of Apostolic Services for the former Ruma Province, formation director, and novice directress; 5 years in Liberia in religious educationKilled: October 23, 1992 in the yard of compound outside of the Sisters' residence in Gardnersville, Liberia, West Africa
Sister Kathleen McGuire ASC "Ministry can only be the sharing of the gift that was given to me. However and wherever I am, my work, like the Father's, is to breathe a little life into those I know, help them to come to be a little more fully, a little more freely who they are."Age: 54Born: December 28, 1937Date of Religious Profession: July 1, 1956Ministry: - 35 years in the United States as a secondary school teacher, assistant high school principal, peace and justice coordinator for the former Ruma Province, sanctuary worker, and campus minister; 1 year in Liberia working for the rehabilitation of those psychologically scarred by the civil warKilled: October 23, 1992 in the yard of compound outside of the Sisters' residence in Gardnersville, Liberia, West Africa
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