The Cow The cow is a beloved and very useful domesticated animal. We appreciate its good milk and dairy products. Respective to the country in which the bovine is found, we have the expressions “holy cow,” “dumb cow,” or “as famous as a colored cow.” We can learn one or the other thing from […]
Read more
A Pike in a Pond of Carps This saying dates back to the German historian Heinrich Leo (1799 – 1878) who pegged this expression for the French Emperor Napoleon III. A pike stirrs things up. It creates unrest, it lets itself be challenged by new conditions of the time. It is good that there […]
Read more
The commemoration of the homegoing of Sister M. Emilie Engel into eternity is the commemoration of an “an angel without wings” whom God the Father sent to Schoenstatt. Sister M. Emilie has brought the message of God’s love to many people who are helpless and in need because she experienced these needs herself. [Among other […]
Read more
Today I received a letter from the pastor of St. Kunibert Parish in Gymnich. I knew immediately: It was the annual invitation to the commemoration of the birthday of Father Kentenich. Actually, on November 16, 2021, we are celebrating the 136th birthday of Father Joseph Kentenich! Unfortunately, I cannot participate in this celebration, but then, […]
Read more
The Eyes of a Fly There are many kinds of flies and they can be great pests in the summer.* But their agility never ceases to astound me! It is extremely difficult to catch them. In his talks, Father Kentenich often referred to the organ of vision of flies. For example: “The eyes of flies […]
Read more
“A woman has circumspect thinking. She takes in the whole person at once. She takes in the whole person opposite her. This is called intuitive thinking … By nature, a man does it more this way: He takes bits and pieces, puts one on top of the other and thinks: Does this fit here, or […]
Read more
Hearts Full of Gratitude “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts …” (Hebrews 3:15) This statement from Sacred Scripture likely resounds in the hearts of Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary as October 1st approaches. What causes this resonance? The answer is quite simple: Five years from now this institute within the Schoenstatt […]
Read more
The Dove Where am I at home? Where do I feel sheltered and accepted? Where can I be myself? Where do I feel good and balanced? This can be a beautiful place where I come to rest, a spot in nature, in my gazebo, on the shore of a lake … But places alone […]
Read more
“Wherever I can spread joy by the way I am, wherever I can spread a little bit of sunshine through my words, through my life, I should take advantage of this, because doing so is something great. Joy is the magic key that unlocks people’s hearts, a divining stick that discovers mysterious sources of strength […]
Read more
Reflection of the Divine – Sign of Eternity “Where heaven has touched earth and a saint has crossed the threshold to eternity, the eternal and the earthly are continuously in contact.” (Father Alex Menningen, 1969). God is omnipresent, he gives signs of his infinite love and power in every small and great thing that […]
Read more