Welcome to Schoenstatt
A Place, A Movement, A Way of Life, A Mission
News
“MINT Teacher of the Year”
A Sister of Mary from the Schoenstatt Movement is the “MINT Teacher of the Year
Father Alexandre Awi Mello is appointed advisor to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
The Press Office of the Holy See announced this Friday, November 13, the new appointment by Pope Francis.
Status of the investigation in the Vatican Archives about Fr. Kentenich
Fr. Eduardo Aguirre, postulator of the cause of canonization reports
At the side of traumatized children
Prospérine Masika, a member of the Secular Institute of Our Lady of Schoenstatt, is in charge of a program to help orphans in the diocese of Butembo-Beni, Congo.
What is a woman? A God’s promise to humanity
Vinculo Magazine celebrates 100 years of women in Schoenstatt
A new throne for our Mother in Argentina
First Shovels for the Sanctuary of the city of Corrientes
Author of the WYD logo and her experience with Mary in the Country Mission initiative
“That’s when I started to get to know Our Lady better”.
Schoenstatt’s Contribution in the Political Sphere
Experiences of Four Schoenstatters in the World of Politics and Public Service
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 The earliest known reference to this valley is found in a historical document from year 1143, where it is called “eyne schoene statt”, that is, a beautiful place.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:
