Since February 2015 we have been hosting refugees in our former boarding school building. In the meantime, 12 families have already been relocated to their own homes in Rottenburg, Ergenzingen, Hannover-Münden, Hechingen and Thanheim. There are currently 35 refugees living in our dorm: from Nigeria 3 adults and 4 children, 7 Syrian adults and 4 […]
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The power of love of the Queen On the festive day, August 15, 2018, doctors, nurses, staff, patients, members of the board of directors gathered; there more than 350 people to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Coronation of the Blessed Mother. Her picture in the main entrance was crowned fifty years ago, on August […]
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September 6 to October 13, 2018 During the days surrounding the 50th anniversary of the death of Father Joseph Kentenich and in the shadow of his last resting place in the church of the Blessed Trinity, the 9th General Congress of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary is taking place. In the motherhouse of the Schoenstatt […]
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The “Queen of the New Evangelization of Europe” at the Feast of Encounter on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, in Borken Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary – in our area of Germany a normal working day: In the Schoenstatt Au in Borken we celebrated our “Feast of Encounter” and were richly blessed! We began […]
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Meet the founder of the Schoenstatt Movement today – that makes you sit up and take notice. The place where Father Joseph Kentenich completed his life 50 years ago always invites one to such an encounter. People from all over the world come here to get to know this special place. As part of the Kentenich […]
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WHO ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU TO ME? At our educational center in Maria Rast, paintings by artists from the area are regularly exhibited every six to eight weeks in the hallways from the reception area to the offices. We ask them, or they contact us if they have an interest in it. On the […]
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That was a topic for the XII. Congress of the Secular Institutes of Latin America and the Caribbean from July 17 to 21 in Buenos Aires. A total of 210 members of various secular institutes were represented. Four Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary participated: Sister M. Mercedes and Sister M. Teresa from Argentina, as well as […]
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50 years ago, I was one of the young sisters who experienced Father Kentenich in person and at various events. This is an unforgettable gift from God for me! Today, as part of my work in the Father Kentenich Secretariat, I can tell various groups of visitors about these encounters and our work for his […]
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In the early morning it rains heavily! That does not keep us sisters from our project: We make an outing! From Quarten we drive to Triesenberg in the country Liechtenstein. Our goal – a beautiful playground in a bright forest. There we enjoy a magnificent view of the Rhine Valley. The surrounding mountains are covered […]
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Karl Leisner Victor in Vinculis Mariae Biographical notes Born on February 28, 1915 Rees, Niederrhein, died on August 12, 1945 Planegg near Munich. Karl Leisner was ordained a deacon on March 25, 1939 in the Cathedral of Münster. His priestly ordination was on December 17, 1944 in the Dachau concentration camp. Karl was a […]
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