– First Attempts at Pastoral Ministry in the City “This is the first time in my life that I am talking to a nun!” said an employee of the World Hunger Relief organization, which had its stand in the pedestrian zone in Kempten for a week. My new residence is Schönstatt auf’m Berg (Schoenstatt […]
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The girls and young women who come to our Schoenstatt Center in Otwock had a dream for many years. It was to have a place which they could use not only for training but also for their meetings and celebrations. We Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary understood their need and wanted to fulfill their wish. In […]
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The Closing of the Seventh General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary Initiating processes, listening to each other and to God, requires time. After nine weeks of intensive work the seventh General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary ended on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Through the processing of numerous applications and many […]
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Interview with Sister M. Selina Hardegger, Switzerland Sister M. Selina, you have been a member of our community, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, for 17 years. How did it come about that you decided to join us? The journey of my vocation was long! Both paths– to have a family or to be fully […]
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– We Give You A Crown of Stars! On Sunday, September 25, 2022, the diocesan leaders of all the dioceses in Paraguay, where the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth is present, gathered in the shadow of the Schoenstatt National Shrine in Tuparenda. They came to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of their ideal: Like a […]
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Thank You, Blessed Mother! With YOU We Go into the Future! Twenty-five Years of the Apostolate of the Pilgrim MTA Shrine in Germany On October 1, 2022, the Apostolate of the Pilgrim MTA Shrine in Germany celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. The Pilgrim MTA Shrine, the image of the Blessed Mother in the Schoenstatt Shrine, is […]
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“Why are You Doing This?” Meeting Father Kentenich at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial 2022 “Why are you doing this?” some schoolgirls asked me in the middle of the camp street during the Dachau tour that I was giving. Almost a little excited, they continued: “May we ask you that?” The class had participated well. […]
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Together with four other religious communities, we Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary were invited by the pastor of our parish, Father Wellerson Roberto Dias, to participate in a vocation week for women in the parish of Our Lady of Aparecida in Congonhinhas/PR, Diocese of Cornélio Procópio, Brazil. The impetus for the pastor’s initiative to have a […]
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Father Kentenich, testimony of the boldness of TRUST! September 15, 1968. After a long life dedicated to the Work and the mission God had entrusted to him, Father Joseph Kentenich departed for eternity. In faith, we believe that he is with God and, in God, he remains with us. He remains with us in […]
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The 7th General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, which has been in session at the Motherhouse on Mount Schoenstatt since 8 September 2022, has held its first two elections. It is with joy and gratitude that Sister M. Aleja Slaughter announces that the General Chapter elected the General Superior and the General Director […]
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