January Gratitude is always a sign of a noble person J. K. Measuring Up Where do I stand? How do I want to proceed? Obvious questions at the beginning of a new year. When satisfaction does not dominate the answers to these questions but the pain of “not yet achieved,” the heart feels downcast. A […]
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“What is the image of God that shines forth from the manger? God in diapers! God is unveiled as the God of an inconceivably divine and merciful love, as the God of an inconceivably divine and condescending love, and of an inconceivably wise, divine love. … The love that the God-man shows us here […]
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A short reflection for the day of the Immaculata, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Joseph Kentenich attested that a pure person possesses natural dignity that comes from God and a pure person knows how to preserve it. Purity makes a person receptive to grace and ready to fulfill […]
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Thank you for each of our co-sisters The sky is grey, and the colored leaves are falling. Come join me as I walk to our sisters’ cemetery to give thanks for the lives that have blessed mine. See here the ones who are your own! The small! The pure! Graciously unite them to yourself, […]
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Let us see every created thing as a great, illustrated book of God, as a book with readings about him. J. Kentenich Streetlights “Bringing shadows into focus, I brighten this day, and dance in the houses of this time” (Clueso). Brightening this day … Sometimes our day does not start very brightly. Let alone […]
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Let us see every created thing as a great, illustrated book of God, as a book with readings about him. J. Kentenich Vitamins Often we are in fast mode when we go shopping—and when we are doing other things. We seldom have a genuine encounter with others. But when it happens, it is a good […]
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Let us see every created thing as a great, illustrated book of God, as a book with readings about him. J. Kentenich Coffeemaker “Coffee our…” This text is found in many variations on postcards, mugs, or signs. For some, it’s just a funny detail; for others, it is something disconcerting. A teacher relates that […]
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The melody God placed into my heart Is the original way he called me To love and serve. I want to learn from the Blessed Mother To let it resound fully, To live a life in fullness, In the hidden things of daily life God has foreseen for me. God has […]
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Estrella My name is Estrella. I am from Paraguay and I am 24 years old. I studied engineering and I belonged to the Schoenstatt youth. I began to think about my vocation during my […]
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Let us see every created thing as a great, illustrated book of God, as a book with readings about him. J. Kentenich Marbles Marbles is one of the oldest games in the world and there are endless ways to play with them. It is good, obviously, not only for children to play imaginatively with […]
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