“Perhaps it is not always advisable to remain nobly silent!”

Historian and author Sr. M. Doria Schlickman Interview: Heinrich Brehm, PressOffice Schönstatt The publication of an article in a Catholic weekly newspaper in Germany brought up events from the 1950s that put both the founder of Schoenstatt and the community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in a bad light. www.schoenstatt.de asked Sister M. Doria […]

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Statement on Allegations of Abuse against Father Joseph Kentenich

  Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary Statement on Allegations of Abuse against Father Joseph Kentenich The General Presidium of the International Schoenstatt Work has already commented on the accusations against Father Joseph Kentenich, which were first published in an article by Alexandra von Teuffenbach in the weekly newspaper “Die Tagespost” on July […]

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Statement of the International Schoenstatt Work

  General Presidium of the International Schoenstatt Work Statement on abuse accusations against Father Josef Kentenich This statement was prompted by accusations against the founder of the Schoenstatt Work, Father Joseph Kentenich, first in an article by Alexandra von Teuffenbach in the weekly newspaper “Die Tagespost” on July 2, 2020, and in subsequent press releases […]

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“We have to love the poorest the warmest.” (Sr. M. Emilie Engel)

The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Koblenz-Metternich guard the grave of Sister M. Emilie Engel, support her beatification and carry on her spiritual inheritance. Sister Theres-Marie Meyer reports: “We have to love the poorest the warmest.” This sentence by Sr. M. Emilie motivated us to say “yes” many years ago when the “Tafel (table) Koblenz” […]

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Great Joy and Gratitude

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, in the Provincial House of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Otwock / Poland, the reception celebration – the handing over of the sister’s dress – to four novices took place. The young sisters eagerly awaited this moment. Therefore, despite the restrictions associated with the Corona crisis, it was a […]

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Apostles Peter and Paul

You are Christ, the Son of the Living God! (Mt 16:16) Today we celebrate the apostles Peter and Paul, two icons of the gospel, pillars of the early Christian church; founders of the first apostolic community, of the first apostolic covenant, who distinguished themselves through faith and preaching, fervor and missionary zeal, but also through […]

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CARITAS – A PIECE OF HEAVEN ON EARTH

From May 3 to May 31, 2020, Sister M. Joanna Bartyś spent time as a volunteer in the 2nd Department of Health and Care Facility, which is managed by the Caritas of the Archdiocese of Warsaw. Corona virus disease affected the patients and much of the staff at the facility. In this situation, the management […]

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Corpus Christi on the Liebfrauenhöhe in a special time

Corona changes everything – including Corpus Christi Corpus Christi – always a highlight of the year on the Liebfrauenhöhe with more than a thousand worshipers, a solemn procession. The large flower carpets are made by the sisters and a large staff of helper staff the week before. How is this supposed to work this year, […]

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Apostolate Moved to the Street

This difficult time of the pandemic creates a field that we Christians can rediscover for sowing. Due to the onset of the corona crisis, my previous field of work, group work with women and mothers, was unfortunately stopped. It was clear to me that there could be no standstill for my Schoenstatt apostolate. So I […]

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Death of Sister M. Toni Wünnemann

Sister M. Toni Wünnemann 1931 – 2020   Last Wednesday, June 10th, 2020, our former Superior General died at the age of 89 in Koblenz-Metternich. Sister M. Toni was born on April 27, 1931 in Merfeld, Coesfeld district, Münster diocese. On August 5, 1959, she joined our institute. As a young sister, she belonged to […]

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