“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference” – this is such a profound prayer and if truly lived, one can experience immense peace. We often circulate the ‘Serenity Prayer’ with our food hampers. Food deliveries […]
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Wonderful, Unforgettable Impressions “Is it possible to spend a spiritual weekend in your house?” asked three students of Theology, who were responsible for childcare during the Archdiocese of Cologne’s family retreat at the Maria Rast Schoenstatt Center. The students liked the Schoenstatt Center so much that they wanted to have a Time Out there. Of […]
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The Easter Trail 2024 on Mt. Schoenstatt, Germany – An Experience for Young and Old In the natural surroundings of the Marienland Conference Center on Mount Schoenstatt, Germany, children, families and all interested parties can look forward to a variety of stations on the Easter Trail 2024. The trail takes old and young into […]
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Schoenstatt for a Synodal Church This was the core experience of our Pilgrimage group from the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany, that met from February 14-19, 2024, in our International Schoenstatt Center in Belmonte, Rome. Our Rome team, which consisted of members of different Schoenstatt communities in the diocese—priests, families, the Women‘s Federation, youth, and Schoenstatt […]
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A Project with Potential for the Future Easter—that’s what we Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary experienced in a special way last year. And with us, many others: Young and old, those for whom Easter means a lot, others who rediscovered the meaning of this feast day. Many also came across our Easter trail by chance. Preparations […]
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… after the investiture ceremony on January 27, 2024 Dear organizers of the investiture ceremony of nine new sisters! We are very happy as a family federation course and as individual members for Sr. M. Malgorzata Andrzejkowicz and all of the other eight sisters. We continue to pray for strength and God’s protection for the young, very international […]
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Retreat in Everyday Life for Young Women in Budapest, Hungary For one week, from February 18-24, 2024 we four sisters from Germany, Switzerland, and Hungary, and two sponsors organized a week of retreat in everyday life for young women aged 16 and over. “What was very good is that I experienced an unusually caring […]
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“The most important thing is to always be where God wants us to be.” G. Bernanos On Saturday, January 27, 2024, the Triune God took our dear Sister Marie-Gudrun Glückert into His eternal home. On January 13, 2024, Sister Marie-Gudrun felt so ill that she had to be brought to the hospital in Timisoara, Romania. It was […]
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