Nature in view

The Park of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Trier – a Paradise for both Human Beings and Animals   Visitors discovered long ago that squirrels have found a permanent and paradisiacal abode in Caspary Park in Trier-Heiligkreuz. Fast as lightning they move from branch to branch, climb up and down the trees, and cross […]

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A Missionary Returns to her Homeland

“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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“Ask the Animals …“ – 06

The Dove   Where am I at home? Where do I feel sheltered and accepted? Where can I be myself? Where do I feel good and balanced? This can be a beautiful place where I come to rest, a spot in nature, in my gazebo, on the shore of a lake … But places alone […]

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Polish Edition of “Heavenwards” Published

With great joy we announce that the collection of prayers “Heavenwards” has now been published  in the Polish language! For a long time the Schoenstatt Family in Poland awaited these fundamental texts of its founder, Father Joseph Kentenich. Various attempts to translate and compile the individual prayers had been undertaken. But a unified translation that […]

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for everyday life … 21

“Wherever I can spread joy by the way I am, wherever I can spread a little bit of sunshine through my words, through my life, I should take advantage of this, because doing so is something great. Joy is the magic key that unlocks people’s hearts, a divining stick that discovers mysterious sources of strength […]

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Reflection of the Divine

Reflection of the Divine – Sign of Eternity “Where heaven has touched earth and a saint has crossed the threshold to eternity, the eternal and the earthly are continuously in contact.” (Father Alex Menningen, 1969).   God is omnipresent, he gives signs of his infinite love and power in every small and great thing that […]

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Inspirations for the Congress of Women 2021
– Part 2 –

Effective in a unique way: Mary, the Mother of God   “You are making impact. Take action more from the within.” This motto of the Congress of Women invites us to look at the Mother of God in a special way. She is effective in a unique way and she is so from within. She […]

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Inspirations for the Congress of Women 2021 – Part 1

Without women Schoenstatt would not be what it is   On December 8 of the previous year it was 100 years since the first woman sealed the covenant of love with the Mother Three Times Admirable, Queen, and Victress of Schoenstatt. Since then, the Women’s Movement has been an essential part of the Schoenstatt Movement. […]

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“May your life be my life!”

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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Queenship of Mary

On August 15 we commemorate Our Lady’s Assumption into heaven as the crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth. The feast of the Queenship of Mary follows seven days later. We think of her seated next to Christ the King; she shines forth as queen and intercedes for us as mother. In the Little Consecration Prayer, […]

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