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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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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Our two Schoenstatt-Summer Camps in Hungary at the youth house Mary Home were very beautiful. Seventeen girls, aged 9-12, from the areas of Timisiora, Arad, and Szeged (Hungary) attended the first week. Some of the girls from this group attend every year. The theme was “You are precious!” Four of these 17 girls sealed the […]
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THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AN ELOQUENT SIGN OF HUMAN DIGNITY On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII solemnly proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven with body and soul. It is a mystery [of our faith] that points to the dignity and supernatural destiny of each […]
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“If I like someone, if I really like that person, I believe in the good of that person and in their mission, even if I experience the opposite time and time again. (I give them) the benefit of the doubt.” Fr. Joseph Kentenich, IMPULSE Tucked in every human being is a saint and a criminal. […]
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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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The celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of our incorporatiaon into the Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary brought us great joy and gratitude. We are deeply aware that God chose us, called us, formed us, and sent us! Therefore we can sing the Magnificat with Mary: “My soul magnifies the Lord, for he has […]
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The labor force of Burundi has a high level of unemployment in general and particularly among young people, including those with university degrees. There is a concerning disparity between those seeking employment and employment opportunities. The great majority of people who have completed school, above all those with a lower level of education, are hit […]
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An Afternoon of Disaster Relief Ahrweiler, the otherwise picturesque town in the Ahr Valley has been hit hard by the flood disaster. For over a week we sisters have been helping some hours everyday at the “Church Assistance” site – the parish relief tent. Sister M. Anrika Dold reports what she has experienced there As […]
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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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