“Music is the anticipation of heaven.”

“Even Just a Little Singing Can Illuminate Much Darkness.” (St. Francis of Assisi) Sisters who can no longer manage daily life by themselves and need help live in the “Emilie Wing” in Kösching, Germany. I am priviledged to accompany them. In the afternoon, we like to sit the the reading corner in a hall. It’s […]

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“Corpus Christi and a New Playground”

We are very happy to tell you about two experiences during the pandemic that we recently had in Kaliningrad, Russia. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, we celebrated Beitrag ansehenthe Feast of Corpus Christi and used this opportunity to invite our community to a parish festival. During the difficult time of Covid, many of us were […]

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“Ask the Animals …“ – 05

The Tiny, Little Hummingbird Who has never had these feelings? I can’t do this, I have reached my limit, I feel weak, helpless! How can I handle this? For Father Kentenich, precisely this experience is a presupposition for discovering God, for growing into a deeper relationship with God. Father Kentenich once told this story: “A […]

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“How the Blessed Virgin Mary Illumines Reality Today!”

One of our most beautiful tasks as Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary is to accompany and inspire girls’ youth groups. We support them as they are growing more and more into their vocation as women and become living images of Mary in all areas of life. Together with one of them, Gabriela Coiado Mota, I’m sharing […]

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The Covenant of Love Gives Us Strength

– Testimony – Mrs. Hélène RUKUNDO is from Burundi and is active in the Schoenstatt-Mothers’ League in the Archdiocese of Gitega. She was an active member of the Schoenstatt Girls Youth as she was growing up.  In 2009, she married and then joined the Schoenstatt Mothers‘ League. She has five children.  She is a woman […]

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Sister M. Franciszka Orzeł / Poland (1954-2021)

A Sister with a Huge Heart Sister M. Franciszka Orzeł is a sister who left indelible traces on our community, and I believe it is not only because she died relatively recently —suddenly and unexpectedly for all of us— as a result of a severe case of the corona virus. Her profile is reflected in her […]

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for everyday life … 18

“I cannot see into the distant future, but God has drawn a (great) plan for the world and even a small plan for every life.  Day after day he guides the life of individuals and of communities. We simply need to do one thing: to love God wholeheartedly.” Joseph Kentenich in Aschaffenburg, November 11.1937 IMPULSE […]

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A New App for Youth!

A new App from the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary of the Tabor Province in Brazil has been prepared to accompany you on the path of discerning your vocation. “Wake Up, Youth!” There you will find a selection of podcasts, music, prayers, ideas, testimonies, witnesses, videos, and inspirations for reflections. Other series and audiobooks will also […]

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A Virtual Sign on the Feast of Corpus Christi

Every year on the Feast of Corpus Christi, at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Bellavista (Santiago, Chile) we have a solemn procession with the Blessed Sacrament. Because it was not possible again this year to do so, we prepared a virtual event. We laid a carpet of flowers in the shrine so that after the Holy […]

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There with a Heart – A Beacon of Light

Interview of Sister M. Ediane Batalin by Sister Anne-Meike Bruek Sister M. Ediane Batalin was born in Brazil. Currently she resides in Germany at Marienland, a provincial house of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. She is taking a correspondence course in pedagogy which is given in the Portuguese language. She completed, under conditions difficult because […]

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