Because You Love Me: Yes! This summer I quietly celebrated an anniversary by myself! Thirty years ago I began working with the Schoenstatt League for Women. It was and still is a special experience for me to work in a community whose members – without being integrated into a closer community – live their […]
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Little Experiences in Dachau and On the Road Your explanation made a big difference I wanted to go home after a giving a tour in Dachau to students. Then a woman approached me in front of the Jourhaus. She was happy that because of my dress, she recognized me as a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary. […]
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“Give thanks to the Lord …” This is what we can sing from the fruit and vegetable cellar again this year. So many people are suffering from hunger and drought, others from flooding–even near us there was a bad storm and hail damage – and we have had such good weather; everything flourished wonderfully! “Prayer […]
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Investiture of Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Burundi, Central Africa On August 27, 2023, we in Burundi had the great joy of accepting six novices into our sisters’ family—five from Burundi and one from Kenya. The sisters, the priests, the parish in Mutumba, and the pastoral team for the Schoenstatt Shrine of Trust had […]
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“The Blessed Mother is present here and would like to seal a covenant of love with each of you. She can and will lead and educate us.” The person speaking with such conviction to the groups of people who come on pilgrimage to the Schoenstatt Shrine – the Tabor of the Perpetual Presence of […]
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– Part Two – Jubilee Day Sunday, July 9, 2023, dawned with rain, but this did not dampen the hearts of the visiting pilgrims, who stayed at our Retreat House from New York, Miami, and Costa Rica. Many pilgrims from the surrounding area arrived desiring to be the first to congratulate the Blessed Mother on […]
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50 YEARS VICTORIA PATRIS SHRINE July 8, 1973 – 2023 La Victoria, Dominican Republic – Part One – With great joy, gratitude, and spiritual efforts, the Schoenstatt Family in the Dominican Republic prepared and celebrated the presence and work of the Blessed Mother for 50 years, from her throne of grace in La Victoria, DR. Deeds of […]
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A Ladybug Story – Simply Incredible! The longer I am a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, the more grateful I am for my vocation. What fascinates me most is the fact that God uses people on the way to a vocation and uses his creation to draw attention to himself. Sometimes it happens in a very […]
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It’s just like trying to solve a difficult math problem Interview with Sr. Therese Marie Yank WHAT DO YOU DO? I recently began teaching middle school math and religion at a local parish school. I enjoy it! Ever since I was in middle school, I have had the desire to teach. WHAT DO […]
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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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