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We Go to Joseph! Sister M. Anna Astell   In a year dedicated to Saint Joseph what could be more fitting than to take time to raise our hearts and voices to the earthly guardian of our Lord and of the Blessed Mother. Sister M. Anna Astell, from the Schoenstatt Sisters...

Woman Touched by God, Authentic Reflection of Mary By Sister M. Deanne Niehaus Celebrating the Great Jubilee  December 8, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of women in Schoenstatt. This jubilee speaks to us of the value of Father Kentenich’s educational methods,...

The Feast of Light The Feast of February 2, which has been given its ancient name, the Presentation of the Lord, should also be considered as a joint commemoration of the Son and of the Mother. This celebration of Jesus and Mary goes back to the fifth century in...

Reflection on the Year’s Motto January 18, 2021 Words from Father PushpaToday, as we offer the many sacrifices to the capital of grace for this first month 2021, we are grateful that they are 7,000 contributions. It is a significant jump from almost 4,000 that were...

It was January 20, 1942. Fr. Kentenich was in a prison cell in Koblenz, Germany, imprisoned by the Nazis. He had been given a physical examination a few days earlier and had been determined healthy enough to go into the Dachau concentration camp. To go to the...

PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY: From her network of Schoenstatt shrines, our MTA intercedes peace for each person in our Church, country, and world:   As I have taken my abode in this shrine, I would like to draw to my heart for all time all who have consecrated themselves to...

The Place Where We Are Rooted  Kayla Doll lives in Milwaukee, where she attends UWM. She is the diocesan leader of the Schoenstatt Young Women, and she shares with us about the significance of Covenant Sunday.  My earliest memories of going to Covenant Sundays were...

The Shrine: Our Bethlehem Lisa DedinskyYour shrine is our Bethlehem… The image that comes to mind is that of Bethlehem at Christmas, where we find a most holy, awe-filled place for the Holy Family. Meditating on the shrine as our Bethlehem, I place myself in the...

Motherhood of Mary – Happy New Year 2021!The Mother of God is surrounded by the sun. Who is the sun? Christ, the great King of Light. Whoever exposes himself uniquely to the light must himself become light. If our Lord is the Light itself, we are justified in calling...

It is important to rediscover the birth of the Son of God as the most important event of history. It is the event foretold by the prophets centuries before it happened. It is the event that is still spoken of today: which historical figure do we speak of like we speak...