Schoenstatt Sister of Mary as Coordinator for the Council of Shrine Rectors In this time in which Pope Francis emphasizes the roll of women in the Church, and on the synodal journey in which we are invited to live as a Church in communion, participation, and mission (cf. Preparatory Document) a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary—Sister Adraine […]
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Leaving with hand luggage … For ten days, since February twenty-eighth, the retreat house of our Schoenstatt Center in Otwock/Poland has been accomodating people who were forced to leave everything because of the war in Ukraine. The people left their houses and their country, abandoned all their belongings, and fled with only hand luggage […]
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Schoenstatt Girls Youth Groups in Burundi during the Pandemic I am the Schoenstatt Sister of Mary responsible for the Schoenstatt Girls Youth in Burundi, Central Africa. World-wide we find ourselves in a time not easy to do our apostolate because the coronavirus pandemic restricts us. Therefore, this past year I prayed more intensively to […]
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It was a spontaneous idea that made its round on social media. About 150 people came to the Schoenstatt Center in the Diocese of Fulda to pray for peace and to show solidarity with Ukraine. Representatives of the Ukrainian refugees who have have found accomodation in the former province house […]
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Sister M. Aquila was born into a farming family on September 3, 1923 in Filipovo, which at that time was in Yugoslavia. In the 17/18 Century her ancestors emigrated from Southern Germany to Southern Hungary (into the so-called Batschka, a region in Serbia and Hungary in middle Europe). She grew up with four siblings. […]
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“Hard times teach us to pray…” one used to say. Is that still true today? Fortunately, there have been many prayer initiatives during the pandemic–not only through the official Church. Many people also have been reached through the internet. For weeks the Ukraine-Crisis has been going through my head: “If only someone would suggest […]
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SALAMAT – THANK YOU – SALAMAT! The people in the Philippines thank everyone with their Salamat for your generous help after the Typhoon Rai destroyed their homes just before Christmas in 2021. With your financial aid many a family was able to start building up their home again after the fierce storm raged through […]
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Crowning the Blessed Mother during the Pandemic as Queen On January 11, an idea came to me! So I wrote an email to the German, Italian, Croatian, and Polish speaking contact persons of the Pilgrim MTA in Switzerland and in Lichtenstein. A call to trust “Many measures for the corona measures are expected to remain […]
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In the year 2021, all official communication of the Apostolic Schoenstatt Movement in Brazil was determined by the motto, ´ We Are Your Voice: Communication to Shape History. As the National Coordinator for Communication, I can speak of wonders the Blessed Mother accomplishes through small instruments. Being the Blessed Virgin Mary today – being there, […]
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A week before Christmas, Super Typhoon Rai swept across the southern part of the Philippines, leaving chaos in its wake: impassable roads, extensive damage to homes and the livelihood of people who were without electricity, water, telecommunication, etc. for weeks and now have to start all over again after losing their homes and belongings. Our […]
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