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We Have Been Richly Blessed!

Thanksgiving on Mt. Schoenstatt, Germany “Thank you” is a words we use every day with other people. Once a year, in common, we Christians consciously direct our gratitude to God and say “Thank you” for the harvest. On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, when we entered the Adoration Church, our eyes were immediately directed to […]

CALLED

October What should the Blessed Mother awaken in us? The urge for the highest. J. K. CALLED “Mary, Mother of Yes. You listened to Jesus. You knew the sound of his voice and his heartbeat. You, Morning Star, speak to us about him!” are the words of a song. Once, in front of a […]

A LIGHT OF HOPE

… LIGHTS UP IN THE DIGITAL WORLD Is there anything more beautiful than seeing light multiply in a dark environment? Little by little, clarity overcomes the darkness and everything seems to be dressed in hope. Today, October 1, 2024, a new light is emerging, faint and growing, a light of hope in the digital space. […]

When the Pope Visited our Neighbors …

… we were given a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to be there! On September 26, 2024, the Holy Father came to Luxembourg for a day. Luxembourg is only two hours by car from Schoenstatt. We didn’t need to think twice when we found out, on the eve of the Pope’s visit, that there were still places […]

“Queen of Human Dignity”

We Need HER – SHE Needs Us Women and Mothers of the Schoenstatt Movement in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Crowned the Mother of God as “Queen of Human Dignity” About 340 women from throughout the diocese came to the Schoenstatt Center Liebfrauenhoehe on September 21, 2024 to crown the Blessed Mother in the entrance […]

Learning to Trust

Company Outing in the Black Forest of Germany Our Schoenstatt Center on Liebfrauenhoehe would be inconceivable without our many dedicated employees, – who responsibly, joyfully, and wholeheartedly make the people in the conference center feel at home, – prepare the meals for the guests and the Schoenstatt Sisters, – raise the animals on the […]

A School in Wayanad, Kerala, India

Developing firm and free personalities We are delighted that our community in India is growing and that young sisters from India are taking on responsible tasks. They work with children, young people, and adults at various locations in educational, social, and pastoral projects and facilities. Thanks to many donations, it is possible to help numerous […]

PURPOSEFUL

September What is important to me? Where do I want to go? Then make the small decisions! J.K. PURPOSEFUL Where fox and hare say goodnight, a colleague goes jogging every day. Actually, you meet no one there. Recently, however, a friend who was also jogging met the colleague at dawn. My friend remarked in […]

Grand prize: a Lotus grill

How Providence Helped us Fulfill a Promise – After all – It was Tuesday, July 30, 2024. At 2:15 p.m. I registered to donate blood at the German Red Cross in the Breitwiesen Hall in Ergenzingen, Germany. The appointment was an extra one, because there is a shortage of donated blood during the vacation season. […]

The Pilgrim MTA on
a “Tour of Switzerland”

Underway for 10 years … The last canton in Switzerland to be “conquered” by the Pilgrim Mother of Schoenstatt was the canton of Uri in Switzerland – one of the first three cantons established in 1291! And now the Blessed Mother has been there for already 10 years traveling in 12 Pilgrim MTA circles. The […]