Water floods destroy the south of Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul is experiencing its worst natural disaster to date. The Sisters of Mary formed a support network.
May 20, 2024
Rio Grande do Sul is experiencing its worst natural disaster to date. The Sisters of Mary formed a support network.
A landslide struck the premises of the Schoenstatt Center in Mutumba, Burundi, Africa. 2,485 people in the region have been left homeless and without electricity. The Schoenstatt Sisters, committed to the dignity of the families in the region, are in need of help to recover the damaged turbine and help the families dealing with such complicated situations.
We want an end to all wars and conflicts around the world, but unfortunately, we cannot stop the attacks and decrease global tensions. What can we do? The answer comes from the Covenant of Love, which helps us to create a road to peace in everyday life. The world needs an urgent response!
Missioning in paradise: The Schoenstatt Family of Pozuelo spent this past Holy Week on Family Missions in the paradise island of Formentera, Spain.
“People who come to us to pray and to attend Holy Mass are at the beginning of their spiritual journey and formation. They even need to learn to make the sign of the cross and get acquainted with many basic Catholic prayers”. Let’s take a look at the work the Schoenstatt Fathers are doing in the state of Punjab in northern India
We live in a time of great digital overload. On average, the world’s population spends 6 hours and 37 minutes a day in front of screens [1]. For this very reason, many people have given up or reduced the time they spend online during Lent. What can we learn from this? What can we incorporate in our lives after Easter?
The Mother and Queen Men’s Rosary is a large Schoenstatt apostolate involving more than one million men. They meet frequently to pray the rosary and, in many places, they engage in social work. Now, for the first time, a prison in the state of Piauí has a Rosary group.
Representatives of the different law enforcement agencies of Ecuador, on a national level, went to the National Shrine of Schoenstatt to pray for peace and the protection of their men and women, who find themselves in times of unusual violence. They carried the graces that Mary gives in her Shrine back to their homes and to their colleagues.
Learning about the Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother Apostolate and the graces she showers on those she visits, prompted a Mozambican priest to take the MTA image to his country to visit families in his community and transform hearts. “Wherever I am, I will always share this experience,” he says.
Sister of Mary and doctor, Sister M. Teresa Olivares, from Chile, speaks about what characterizes Schoenstatt health professionals in their mission of living the Covenant of Love in the care of patients. And on this World Day of the Sick, she makes a comparison between the daily life of the sick and the 31st of May: a “very current” and challenging mission.
A buffet of special dishes, as well as presentations and songs, made up the dinner offered to the needy population of the city of Olinda, Brazil. The Schoenstatt Family, through the Mother Queen of Mercy Project, organized a special celebration for their brothers and sisters who are homeless. The diners were delighted by the special richness of the encounter.
Presentation of certificates in Burundi: A new group of women have completed the sewing course offered by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. This social project aims to change society and contribute to the professional and spiritual development of the women.
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