The medical center of the Mutumba mission station with its hospital, outpatient clinic and maternity ward is the first one for the people of this region and often the only place for them to recieve medical care and advice. Last year 14,423 patients were treated here by the nurses in the outpatient clinic and 2,253 […]
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Please switch on subtitles Christ is risen! The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary wish you a blessed Easter!
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„Patris Corde“ Pope Francis places Saint Joseph at the center of the letter “Patris Corde.” He sketches Saint Joseph’s personality and vocation in seven chapters. A beloved father A tender and loving father An obedient father An accepting father A creatively courageous father A working father A father in the shadows This inspires us to […]
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Sister M. Erintrud Thomé celebrated her hundredth birthday with remarkable alertness. She was born on March 7, 1921 in Düsseldorf-Benrath. After completing school she first worked in an office. “I am led by God.“ She had her first contact with Schoenstatt in 1942. The centenarian tells us,“Actually, I wanted to go to Kevelaer, but my […]
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Behold, a Door Opened … The feast of the Annunciation of the Lord directs our gaze to the extraordiness of faith. On this feast God meets man, supernature meets nature, greatness meets the smallness. Mary, the immaculately pure one, is the first human person to witness the one and triune God. Through the archangel Gabriel […]
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“Joseph employed his legal authority over the Holy Family to devote himself completely to them in his life and work. He turned his human vocation to domestic love into a superhuman oblation of himself, his heart and all his abilities, a love placed at the service of the Messiah who was growing to maturity in […]
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“If we give our hearts to the Blessed Mother and the Blessed Mother gives her heart to us, then we can walk through the world with our heads held high, with clear eyes and a courageous step.” F. Josef Kentenich IMPULSE “If we give our hearts to the Blessed Mother…?” How would we spontaneously finish […]
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Interview with Sister M. Alessandra Kempf Towards the end of last year, we Sisters of Mary in Quarten heard that a sister from our house in Weesen, Switzerland had symptoms of the coronavirus. She was tested and received a negative result. That reassured us and the provincial leadership made its usual Christmas visit there. […]
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With the Pilgrim Shrine the Blessed Mother opened a door of the St. Joseph’s Home for Seniors in Pförring, Germany. There, a beautiful journey of togetherness and deep spiritual experiences has begun. When I asked what was expected of me during my weekly visit there, the director specifically answered: “We need you to be a […]
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Information for the Schoenstatt Movement In view of legal action regarding statements in the publication „Vater darf das!“ (ISBN 978-3-95948-494-7) Mount Schoenstatt, March 6, 2021 Following the publication of the book “Vater darf das”, the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary has taken legal action against the author Dr. Alexandra […]
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