Being a woman in a masculinized enviroment: Essence vs. caricature
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The mission of being a woman is a gift in every situation, even in typically masculine environments. Brazilian police officer Joelma Melo, who works in a police station in Rio de Janeiro, reflects on the challenge of being a woman in a masculinized environment, while preserving her feminine values.
Consecrated life has to do with saying YES in our everyday life
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This February 2nd we give thanks to God for all consecrated individuals. On this date we also remember the founding of the Secular Institute of Our Lady of Schoenstatt in 1946. Mrs. Carminho Sarmento, who recently sealed her perpetual consecration in the Community, shares her testimony with us.
Mary, make us like you: a “yes” to consecrated life in Schoenstatt
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As the Day of Consecrated Life draws near, nine young women from three continents gave their “yes” to God. They left their countries to experience an adventure of love in the community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.
“I had to reassure myself three times that what I was experiencing was real”
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The “Schoenstatt Zeit” program, hosted by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, invites young people from different countries to experience days of deep spirituality and discoveries in Germany, where the Movement began. Find out how the 2024 edition is going.
9 young women declare their “yes” in the community of the Sisters of Mary
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Nine young women left their home and homeland to become part of a new home. They come from six different countries, and this Saturday they will receive the dress of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. Their wish is expressed in this phrase: “Mary, make us likenesses of your image”. It is possible to participate live in the ceremony through the Youtube channel.
The challenge of being a Woman
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Schoenstatt constantly poses how to apply the principles of the Movement and F. Kentenich’s vision regarding specific topics in current times. It is not about repeating phrases, but rather about prophetically analyzing the application of principles and values to our times, so that we may have an answer to our temporal reality.
How to discover the ideal model of feminine beauty?
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Our ideal model is neither on the catwalks nor on the covers of magazines
General Chapter of the Apostolic Women’s Federation appointed new leaders
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The Apostolic Women’s Federation, a community of consecrated laywomen of the Schoenstatt Movement, held its General Chapter, in which its new leadership was selected, as well as the criteria for the agenda for the next five years.
Nathalie Becquart the Pioneer, Women in the Church
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New paths are opening up for women’s participation in a Church that is becoming synodal.