“‘Santa Casa’, a holy house – and in a holy house one should live holy. He who lives holy is holy.” These words of Father Joseph Kentenich during his visit to the Santa Casa Hospital in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, on April 12, 1947, became our motto. “In spite of the difficulties that exist, I would […]
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100 Years of Plaques in the Original Shrine – 125 Years since the Consecration to Mary by Father Kentenich Sister M. Pia has once again excavated and investigated and brought to light events with small details, some of which were not yet known. One Schoenstatt Father humorously called them “holy moles”. On the evening of […]
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Perhaps you are thinking: The gift of suffering? What does that mean? Gifts are usually something we appreciate, something we desire or are happy to receive. None of these descriptions match up with suffering. Just thinking about the sufferings we all have to encounter – disappointments, family struggles, physical or emotional pain, guilt, confusion… How […]
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„RADIANCE” A reflection of the dear Mother of God. “What we proclaim outwardly, we want tobe inwardly: a refl ection of the dear Mother of God. Her splendour should radiate from our entire being.”
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Kentenich week in Zermatt Two years ago I told our pastor about the Kentenich year and the desire to make our founder, Father Joseph Kentenich, more internationally known on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death. The pastor was very open with regard to Zermatt: Why should we not call out a Kentenich […]
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“To pray together” The Pilgrim Shrine project had invited people to pray for peace in the world and in the many concerns of people today on the eve of the feast of the Annunciation. We Schoenstatt Adoration Sisters have joined in praying and meditating on the rosary with all who have accepted this invitation. We […]
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… in the Footsteps of Father Kentenich I would like to joyfully share my experience: a group of young people from different countries of the world lived here for a few weeks in Schoenstatt, in our holy places. It was a great gift for me to accompany them in these two months. The young women […]
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In joyful expectation, on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, a colorful group of about sixty Schoenstatt members from the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart set off in two flights on their way to Rome. They were priests from the Institute of Diocesan Priests, including their General Rector Dr. Löhr, Ladies of Schoenstatt, Sisters of Mary, women from […]
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After months of waiting and longing, the retreat center, House Schoenstatt, in Lamar, Texas, USA, could again open its doors for a full schedule of retreats and workshops. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated the city of Rockport, Texas, and the surrounding area including the beautiful property and buildings of the Confidentia Shrine. As […]
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DAY FOR THE SICK, AGED AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOENSTATT, CONSTANTIA Since the early seventies, that is, roughly 45 years ago, a “Day for the Sick, Aged and Physically-challenged” members of our Schoenstatt Family has been held each year in Schoenstatt, Constantia. The invitation has since been extended to anyone in the Archdiocese of Cape Town […]
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