Sister M. Erintrud Thomé celebrated her hundredth birthday with remarkable alertness. She was born on March 7, 1921 in Düsseldorf-Benrath. After completing school she first worked in an office. “I am led by God.“ She had her first contact with Schoenstatt in 1942. The centenarian tells us,“Actually, I wanted to go to Kevelaer, but my […]
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Behold, a Door Opened … The feast of the Annunciation of the Lord directs our gaze to the extraordiness of faith. On this feast God meets man, supernature meets nature, greatness meets the smallness. Mary, the immaculately pure one, is the first human person to witness the one and triune God. Through the archangel Gabriel […]
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“Joseph employed his legal authority over the Holy Family to devote himself completely to them in his life and work. He turned his human vocation to domestic love into a superhuman oblation of himself, his heart and all his abilities, a love placed at the service of the Messiah who was growing to maturity in […]
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“If we give our hearts to the Blessed Mother and the Blessed Mother gives her heart to us, then we can walk through the world with our heads held high, with clear eyes and a courageous step.” F. Josef Kentenich IMPULSE “If we give our hearts to the Blessed Mother…?” How would we spontaneously finish […]
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Interview with Sister M. Alessandra Kempf Towards the end of last year, we Sisters of Mary in Quarten heard that a sister from our house in Weesen, Switzerland had symptoms of the coronavirus. She was tested and received a negative result. That reassured us and the provincial leadership made its usual Christmas visit there. […]
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With the Pilgrim Shrine the Blessed Mother opened a door of the St. Joseph’s Home for Seniors in Pförring, Germany. There, a beautiful journey of togetherness and deep spiritual experiences has begun. When I asked what was expected of me during my weekly visit there, the director specifically answered: “We need you to be a […]
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Information for the Schoenstatt Movement In view of legal action regarding statements in the publication „Vater darf das!“ (ISBN 978-3-95948-494-7) Mount Schoenstatt, March 6, 2021 Following the publication of the book “Vater darf das”, the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary has taken legal action against the author Dr. Alexandra […]
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The cafeteria “Hogar de Maria” (Mary’s Home) in Santiago was founded many years ago by the German missionary Sister M. Adelfonsis to ensure that children from needy families received a hot lunch every day. Since the children can now eat free of charge in the state schools, “Mary’s Home” has been changed primarily to a […]
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Sister Maria Hroswitha Jochheim August 6, 1904 – July 22, 1998 Sr. M. Hroswitha was born on the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, on August 6, 1904, in Ikenhausen, Westphalia. She was the youngest girl of eight children. When did she hear about Schoenstatt? Early in the 1920s, Sr. M. Hroswitha heard about the […]
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“Without our Schoenstatt Mother, Schoenstatt is absolutely incapable of fulfilling its mission in the present time. I repeat: Just as there is no salvation without the Mother of God, so there is also no fruitful Schoenstatt realm without our Schoenstatt mothers.” Father Joseph Kentenich, May 30, 1966 IMPULS A strong statement! Father is counting on […]
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