Meet our Candidates!

Meet our Candidates!

The beginning of any journey, but especially a life-changing journey, can awaken mixed emotions – excitement, nervousness, joy, fear, anticipation for what lies ahead…! The first official step on the journey to become a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, the candidacy, is...
Perfect Love Casts out Fear

Perfect Love Casts out Fear

“…Fear causes me to draw back; with love not only do I go forward, but I fly!” (St. Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul, p. 196). These words of St. Thérèse could easily be applied to Sr. M. Emilie Engel, whose baptismal day we celebrate on February 8th. She...
“I Have Called You By Name”

“I Have Called You By Name”

February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is the day on which the Church celebrates the World Day of Consecrated Life. Therefore, we want to take time in the wake of this feast, to reflect on the meaning and beauty of the consecrated life. “I have called...
A Jubilee of Gratitude

A Jubilee of Gratitude

On September 5, 1974, our community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary was established in the Dominican Republic, marking the beginning of a mission that we celebrate today with deep gratitude. For this reason, on Sunday, November 17, 2024, we celebrated with great...