(05.07.1931 – 11.01.2024) Sr Maria Xaveria Bachmann CJ has passed away on the 11 January 2024. She was the first Regional Superior of our congregation in Zimbabwe and also served as Provincial Superior and General Assistant. May her soul rest in eternal peace. We are thankful that we can share the necrology that the Middleeuropean
What do we need to lead our community well into the future? How do we organise our life together as a shrinking community? These and other questions were the focus of the Provincial Congregation of the Central European Province 2024, which took place in Passau from 2 to 6 January. In addition to sisters from
Mary Ward Week 2024 is all about the song: “Lead us on, Mary Ward” written by Deidre Browne IBVM. There is an impulse for each day of the week, from 23 to 30 January, inspired by this song. The daily inspirations were created by various sisters of the CJ and the IBVM under the direction
It was an enriching experience to participate in the IBVM South Asian Province Assembly along with COIN and IBVM and CJ General Leadership Teams. It was my first experience. I experienced much warmth, sisterly love and companionship. I found much openness and freedom to express one’s opinion, sincere desire to know and understand, enthusiasm and
The new edition of our “House of prayer” has been edited. Pray with the Mary-Ward-Family, the church and the world. You can find the current edition and the archive of previous issues here …
How do religious sisters celebrate new years’ eve? We got asked that question a lot and many of our communities answered it by sending us a picture of their last day of 2023. We wish all our readers a happy and blessed new year 2024!
