Now is the Time to Celebrate a Feast!

„Lot uis es kieken, wat hier löpp!“ “Let’s see what’s going on here!” The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Church of the Annunciation at Schoenstatt-Meadows, Borken, Germany It is 6:00 pm on a very ordinary Tuesday. The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary have been invited to a pontifical Mass to close the month of May. In addition, […]

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An Event of the Century

“This is an event of the century. I’ll definitely be there,” Getrud T. enthusiastically responded on the phone, referring to the visit of St. Therese of Lisieux in the reliquary. Gertrud signed up for dinner with her husband on the day of the welcome (June 10) so that after the welcome and a time of […]

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“Duc in Altum” – put out into the deep!

Report by Sr. M. Arul Jothi  about the recent vocation visit to the Diocese of Thanjavur and to the island of Rameswaram in the Tamil Nadu district, south India. “Duc in Altum”   – put out into the deep are the words that Jesus said to St. Peter. He believed and cast the nets for […]

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Young Families Seal the Covenant of Love with the MTA

Seven Young Families Seal the Covenant of Love with the MTA During the weekend of May 14-15, five families (unfortunately a sixth family is ill, a seventh family came already at the end of April) stayed in Quarten near the Schoenstatt shrine: Immaculata. After a lengthy preparation the couples sealed the covenant of love with […]

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Pentecost 2022

When the Holy Spirit touches our innermost being, Our hearts are set on fire. Then we find God. “When the Holy Spirit enters us with His gifts, it is easy for us to discover God the Father in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life.”  (Father Joseph Kentenich, August 27, 1956, On Monday […]

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Brazil: A Tabor–Seventy Five Years of Mission!

An in-person and online celebration marked the anniversary of the proclamation of the national ideal in Brazil. To celebrate Tabor Fest III the seventy-fifth anniversary of the proclamation of the national ideal of Brazil—Tabor–the Schoenstatt family of Brazil gathered at the Tabor Shrine in Londrina Paraná, Brazil. The digital media made it possible that from […]

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Sister
M. Edgardis
January 10, 1928 – May 20, 2017

The Short Sister with the Heart of Gold   One Saturday evening in the children’s home in Freudenburg, one of the girls noticed a small blemish on Sister M. Edgardis and immediately trumpeted it. How was the other sister present to react? Spontaneously she told the children: “But she has a heart of gold!” Ever […]

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Much Life in the Emilie Park

… in Honor of the Queen of Peace   Originally the idea was to combine a “Kids for Kids” program with the May opening at the Schoenstatt Center in Metternich, Germany. Kids for Kids, that is, children playing games could win prizes which they would donate to children from Ukraine. Late in the afternoon, then, […]

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An Easter Experience

An Easter Trail in Schoenstatt at the Convention Center Marienland   Experience Easter with all your senses! “We counted 28 eggs and 11 rabbits!” – beam the children who walked with their parents along the Easter trail at our Marienland Conference Center on Mount Schoenstatt, Germany. And not only their faces beam with Easter joy. […]

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Rome: May Pilgrimage from Shrine to Shrine

It has become a tradition that each year on May 1, we make a Pilgrimage from the Matri-Ecclesiae-Shrine To the Cor-Ecclesiae-Shrine   This year, however, the pilgrimage was special. This was noticeable already in the Rector of Belmonte, Father Marcelo Cervi’s, invitation: “On Sunday, May 1, we look forward to seeing a great number of […]

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