Matilda Handl, O.S.B. FAITH-FILLED FOREMOTHERS Missionary Benedictine Pioneer Sisters MBTS 8 Missionary Benedictines Texts and Studies Matilda Handl, O.S.B. Faith-Filled Foremothers Missionary Benedictine Pioneer Sisters Cover photo: Missionary Benedictine Sisters in the Philippines in the 1920‘s First impression 2012 ISBN 978-3-8306-7569-3 Copyright © EOS – Editions of Sankt Ottilien All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Editions of Sankt Ottilien. A catalogue record for this book is available from the German Library http://dnb.ddb.de EOS – Editions of Sankt Ottilien www.eos-verlag.de |
[email protected] Printed in Germany FOREWORD “We Are in Need of Roots” was a recent headline in the Osser- vatore Romano. The topic was unity in the great diversity of modern Italy. “We are in need of roots” seems equally true for our Congregation, which since 1885 has unfolded into diverse lands, cultures and languages. We do have roots! What we need is a deeper awareness of them to draw life-giving sap from our past. The present book seeks to foster a lively sense of our roots, bridging yes- terday, today and tomorrow. We hope these lives of our sis- ters through 125 years of history, who so strongly shaped the growth of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, will inspire us to emulate them. The more common way of presenting history is to tell of achievements, expansion, foundations, and important events, also difficult situations, failures, and closures.