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HUMAN(S)CHILD

DECEMBER We can breathe again. We are a redeemed humanity. Heaven is open to us again. J. K. HUMAN(S)CHILD Advent—a time to make wishes. What is great fun for children is sometimes difficult for adults. When asked last year what they associated with longing, 2500 people mentioned the following in particular: “missing someone/something,” […]

Schoenstatt’s Foundation Day and Golden Crowning Jubilee

The 20th October 2024 was a day of celebration at Mount Schoenstatt, Mulgoa. Not only was it 110 years since the foundation of Schoenstatt but also exactly 50 years since the Schoenstatt Family crowned the Blessed Mother as Mother, Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt in the newly completed Movement Centre close to the Shrine. It […]

PATIENCE

NOVEMBER To be good, you also need a bit of time. J. K. PATIENCE Actually, I know it is not prudent to respond immediately to a remark or to an E-Mail that angers me. I wish I had the attitude my grandmother had in her old age – when life had long been reduced […]

The Mother Thrice Admirable is re-enthroned

The Mother Thrice Admirable is re-enthroned in St. Mary’s Parish, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota! On a lovely autumn evening, 60 people from St. Mary’s parish in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, USA, joined the October Rosary Procession which began at our Jubilee Family Shrine, the Schoenstatt Shrine which is located on the shores of Lake Sleepy Eye in […]

Commitment to Teaching Computer Science

Honoring Sister Christamaria Brueck for her Commitment to Teaching Computer Science Koblenz, Germany October 25, 2024 – Sister Christamaria was honored as part of the 25th anniversary of the Faculty of Computational Visualistics at the University of Koblenz. Her exceptional commitment to promoting young talent in computer science was honored at an academic ceremony. In the […]

My Encounter with Pope Francis

I will never forget Ocotber 16, 2024; it was a day of grace that I waited for with longing. When someone tells you that you will meet the Holy Father, the successor of Peter, you naturally begin to prepare and to think about what you will say to the Pope, how the encounter will transpire, […]

International Cantate

International Cantate for the Thrice Admirable Victress of Schoenstatt On October 20, 2024, it will be the 50th anniversary of the day when the international Schoenstatt family crowned the image of the MTA as the Victress in the Adoration Church. At that time, many people from all over the world came to Schoenstatt to […]

We Have Been Richly Blessed!

Thanksgiving on Mt. Schoenstatt, Germany “Thank you” is a words we use every day with other people. Once a year, in common, we Christians consciously direct our gratitude to God and say “Thank you” for the harvest. On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, when we entered the Adoration Church, our eyes were immediately directed to […]

CALLED

October What should the Blessed Mother awaken in us? The urge for the highest. J. K. CALLED “Mary, Mother of Yes. You listened to Jesus. You knew the sound of his voice and his heartbeat. You, Morning Star, speak to us about him!” are the words of a song. Once, in front of a […]

A LIGHT OF HOPE

… LIGHTS UP IN THE DIGITAL WORLD Is there anything more beautiful than seeing light multiply in a dark environment? Little by little, clarity overcomes the darkness and everything seems to be dressed in hope. Today, October 1, 2024, a new light is emerging, faint and growing, a light of hope in the digital space. […]