A Motherly Heart for the House,
A “Mother for the World”

“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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Their Hearts Beat for Burundi … – 03

Three Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary who lived in Burundi a long time are now back in Switzerland. They are Sister M. Theresiane,  Sister M. Janine and Sister M. Josianne. But their hearts remain with the people in Burundi (Central Africa)! In the texts that follow they share with us their rich experiences. Sr. M. Josianne Belau: […]

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Their Hearts Beat for Burundi … – 02

Three Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary who lived in Burundi a long time are now back in Switzerland. They are Sister M. Theresiane,  Sister M. Janine and Sister M. Josianne. But their hearts remain with the people in Burundi (Central Africa)! In the texts that follow they share with us their rich experiences. Sister M. Janine Ohnmacht: […]

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Their Hearts Beat for Burundi … 1 –

Three Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary who lived in Burundi a long time are now back in Switzerland. They are Sister M. Theresiane,  Sister M. Janine and Sister M. Josianne. But their hearts remain with the people in Burundi (Central Africa)! In the texts that follow they share with us their rich experiences. Sister M. Theresiane Maier: […]

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Seventy Years as a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary

“The Blessed Mother is present here and would like to seal a covenant of love with each of you. She can and will lead and educate us.”    The person speaking with such conviction to the groups of people who come on pilgrimage to the Schoenstatt Shrine – the Tabor of the Perpetual Presence of […]

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How has Schoenstatt inspired my life – Part 02

The Schoenstatt Family of Australia gathered this year for the annual leaders meeting at the Shrine in Mulgoa, Sydney. Sr. M. Thomasine Treese gave one of four testimonies on the subject: How has Schoenstatt inspired my life – Part 02 He listened with great interest. Soon I had the chance to read him my life’s […]

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How has Schoenstatt inspired my life – Part 01

The Schoenstatt Family of Australia gathered this year for the annual leaders meeting at the Shrine in Mulgoa, Sydney. Sr. M. Thomasine Treese gave one of four testimonies on the subject: How has Schoenstatt inspired my life? Because of the long distances, she, like other speakers, gave her statement via Zoom from Perth. She makes […]

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Nowhere Near Mannerly Enough to Become a Sister

Interview with Sister M. Selina Hardegger, Switzerland   Sister M. Selina, you have been a member of our community, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, for 17 years. How did it come about that you decided to join us? The journey of my vocation was long! Both paths– to have a family or to be fully […]

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Sister
M. Edgardis
January 10, 1928 – May 20, 2017

The Short Sister with the Heart of Gold   One Saturday evening in the children’s home in Freudenburg, one of the girls noticed a small blemish on Sister M. Edgardis and immediately trumpeted it. How was the other sister present to react? Spontaneously she told the children: “But she has a heart of gold!” Ever […]

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The One Hundreth Birthday

of Sister M. Christhild   “Finally the great day has arrived! Sister M. Christhild Feiereis is celebrating her hundreth birthday! Healthwise she is frail, but it is amazing what all she still can do for herself, above all, with her Rollator. She still maintains some valuable independence with it! When a person knows that at […]

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