Sister M. Aquila was born into a farming family on September 3, 1923 in Filipovo, which at that time was in Yugoslavia. In the 17/18 Century her ancestors emigrated from Southern Germany to Southern Hungary (into the so-called Batschka, a region in Serbia and Hungary in middle Europe). She grew up with four siblings. […]
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Sister M. Aloysiana Klaiber May 4, 1917 – January 3, 2003 From Allgaeu to Schoenstatt On August 24, 1945 shortly after the end of the second world war Sister M. Aloysiana Klaiber traveled an adventurous way to Schoenstatt, Germany in order to enter the community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. From Allgaeu she […]
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Sister M. Margarita Juárez Venditti was a cheerful, simple and enthusiastic girl, who above all, let herself be conquered by God and his invitation to a life consecrated to his Kingdom. She was born in Tucumán, Argentina, on June 5th 1976; she was the second daughter of a religious and hard-working family. I met […]
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“Holiness is the most attractive face of the Church,” writes Pope Francis[1]. He draws attention to the fact that many saints who have not been canonized nevertheless encourage and accompany us through the witness of their lives. It is with joy that we present one of these “attractive faces” of our sisters’ family here. Her […]
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Sister M. Lumengarda Kner February 6, 1914 – January 9, 2002 At the farm near Maria Rast House in Germany, one could hear the voice of little Nico coming from the neighboring forester’s house. He was with the cows and called to them, “Rejoice, rejoice, Sister M. Lumengarda is coming!” Yes, the “stable sister” was […]
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“Enrich the life of the Church with your charism!” This request of Pope John Paul to our Institute prompted our Brazilian province, the Schoenstatt Tabor Province with its headquarters in Atibaia, SP, to send a sister in the 1990s to Italy to bring the charism of Schoenstatt there, to enrich the life of Church in […]
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Sister Mary Hastings was born in Cape Town on 28 December 1932, in the shadow of the famous South African landmark Table Mountain. As a young girl, she joined the Girl Guide Movement which helped to shape her love of nature and outdoor activities. After completing her schooling, Sr Mary worked for the national […]
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Sr. M. Bernolda Winkels was born on 29 August 1906 in Essen, Germany and joined the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in 1933. Five years later she was asked to go to the missions of South Africa, which in those days meant that she would never see her home country again. She generously accepted the challenge […]
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Sister M. Josmaris Treml November 22, 1923 – April 20, 2011 Sister M. Josmaris was born on November 24, 1923 in Hercegfalva, Hungary, the third of four children. She lived in a small rural village whose citizens managed monastery estates. She liked to recall the lovely, joyful years of her youth. They were stamped by […]
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Interview with Sister M. Beatris Lingg In 2020, we celebrated 100 years of women in Schoenstatt. You, Sister M. Beatris, were able to look back on 20 years of work with Schoenstatt Women and Mothers in Switzerland. Sister M. Beatris, what thoughts come to your mind spontaneously when you reflect on the fact that you […]
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