Very close to the people

An Afternoon of Disaster Relief Ahrweiler, the otherwise picturesque town in the Ahr Valley has been hit hard by the flood disaster. For over a week we sisters have been helping some hours everyday at the “Church Assistance” site – the parish relief tent. Sister M. Anrika Dold reports what she has experienced there As […]

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Mission for Hungary

Sister M. Josmaris Treml November 22, 1923 – April 20, 2011 Sister M. Josmaris was born on November 24, 1923 in Hercegfalva, Hungary, the third of four children. She lived in a small rural village whose citizens managed monastery estates. She liked to recall the lovely, joyful years of her youth. They were stamped by […]

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for everyday life … 19

“We feel our soul strengthened … We feel our soul strengthened when we look up to God, even while we are working, and we simply offer him the sacrifices connected with the work our day. Doing this puts us on the way to everyday sanctity.” Fr. Joseph Kentenich in Aschaffenburg, November 28, 1937 IMPULSE Goodbye […]

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Reflecting Mary for One Hundred Years

After having waited for two years, the Schoenstatt Mothers branch in the USA was able to gather at the Father Kentenich Hall of the Schoenstatt Retreat Center for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of women in Schoenstatt. It took place under the motto: “Woman, touched by God, authentic reflection of Mary.” A beautiful day […]

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Accompanying Women in Spiritual Their Growth

Interview with Sister M. Beatris Lingg In 2020, we celebrated 100 years of women in Schoenstatt. You, Sister M. Beatris, were able to look back on 20 years of work with Schoenstatt Women and Mothers in Switzerland. Sister M. Beatris, what thoughts come to your mind spontaneously when you reflect on the fact that you […]

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“Music is the anticipation of heaven.”

“Even Just a Little Singing Can Illuminate Much Darkness.” (St. Francis of Assisi) Sisters who can no longer manage daily life by themselves and need help live in the “Emilie Wing” in Kösching, Germany. I am priviledged to accompany them. In the afternoon, we like to sit the the reading corner in a hall. It’s […]

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“Corpus Christi and a New Playground”

We are very happy to tell you about two experiences during the pandemic that we recently had in Kaliningrad, Russia. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, we celebrated Beitrag ansehenthe Feast of Corpus Christi and used this opportunity to invite our community to a parish festival. During the difficult time of Covid, many of us were […]

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“Ask the Animals …“ – 05

The Tiny, Little Hummingbird Who has never had these feelings? I can’t do this, I have reached my limit, I feel weak, helpless! How can I handle this? For Father Kentenich, precisely this experience is a presupposition for discovering God, for growing into a deeper relationship with God. Father Kentenich once told this story: “A […]

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“How the Blessed Virgin Mary Illumines Reality Today!”

One of our most beautiful tasks as Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary is to accompany and inspire girls’ youth groups. We support them as they are growing more and more into their vocation as women and become living images of Mary in all areas of life. Together with one of them, Gabriela Coiado Mota, I’m sharing […]

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The Covenant of Love Gives Us Strength

– Testimony – Mrs. Hélène RUKUNDO is from Burundi and is active in the Schoenstatt-Mothers’ League in the Archdiocese of Gitega. She was an active member of the Schoenstatt Girls Youth as she was growing up.  In 2009, she married and then joined the Schoenstatt Mothers‘ League. She has five children.  She is a woman […]

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