Welcome to Schoenstatt
A Place, A Movement, A Way of Life, A Mission
News
Goodbye old year, happy new man!
The certainty that God remains with us and has the reins in his hands.
“We have seen his star and we have come to glorify him”
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: With the Wise Men we go to Bethlehem
The Light of Bethlehem in Schoenstatt
A light travels through Europe, wanting to remind all those who see and receive it, of its contribution to peace in the world
To Live and To Form Society as Laity in the World
Ernest M. Kanzler, Superior General of the Brothers of Mary Passed Away
International youth united in the heart of Rome
Lisbon’s youth receive the World Youth Day 2023 cross
Mother: you must lead our Family
Schoenstatt media community crowns Mary in the Original Shrine
Fr. Bodo-Maria Erhard passed away to the Father’s House
One of the most prominent personalities of the Community of the Schoenstatt Fathers
A different and unexpected Kentenich year
Both certainty and uncertainty characterise the path we are now taking with our founder
Why Was There Silence for So Long?
Regarding the confusion surrounding the figure of Fr. Kentenich
Videos
Visit the original Schoenstatt
The word “Schoenstatt” comes from German and means “beautiful” (schön) and “place” (statt). The earliest known reference to this valley is found in a historical document from year 1143, where it is called “eyne schoene statt”, that is, a beautiful place.
Founded by Fr. Josef Kentenich in Germany in 1914, the shrine is a place where the Virgin Mary is invited for protection and influence.
“Open your heart for the spirit of God, so that He may change the course of the world.”
- Fr. Kentenich, Founder of the Movement
“I admired his openness, his concept of the Church by which he felt called to listen to the voice of the times, to question old and revered attitudes of the Church if they no longer seemed to communicate Christ’s message to the people of today. Possibly without being aware of it, he was a forerunner of Vatican II. However, everything he taught because of his love for the Church cost him a great deal of suffering… I believe that I met an authentic man of God, a saint.” Cardinal Raul Silva
Our Spirituality
Marian Devotion
Mary as the “swiftest, shortest, surest way to Christ” (J.K)
Shrine
“In the shadow of the Shrine, the destiny of the Church for centuries will be decided.” (J.K.)
Covenant of Love
“Nothing without you, MTA, nothing without us”
Capital of Grace
“For the body of Christ, the Church, I supplement in my earthly life what is still lacking in the sufferings of Christ.” (Col 1:24)
Everyday Sanctity
“I must be responsible for the realization of religion in everyday life. Workday Sanctity” J.K.
Practical Faith in Divine Providence
“Practical faith in Divine Providence brings us countless times during our everyday life into the most vivid contact with the living God.”
Our Life
To be a Christian means to be called to bear witness to God in this world. Each individual is called to do this in his or her own way, with his or her own abilities and strengths, in his or her own field of life. Schoenstatt wants to shape culture worldwide, to create a covenant culture that unites man with God in a new way.
There are five fields of life, which are particularly important to us. This is why we try to bring all our initiatives and projects around the world together:
