New Schoenstatt Father in Brazil: Father Gabriel Oberle

Priestly ordination of Gabriel Felipe Oberle

At the beginning of the year, Schoenstatt Brazil gives the whole family a new vocation with the consecration of Father Gabriel, who is at the service of the Church and Schoenstatt. Father Gabriel Oberle was ordained priest in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Londrina, Paraná, on January 1, 2022.

Mary, Mother of God and our Mother

María Madre de Dios

On January 1, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary as Mother of God, commemorating the dogma of Mary’s divine Motherhood in Jesus, as declared by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.

New Schoenstatt, Argentina: Father’s Shrine, witness of the cross and Mary’s victory – Part II

Father Shrine

Father Kentenich was imprisoned for three years and eight months. It took that same amount of time to find the piece of land where the Queen would establish herself in Argentina.
The communion of destinies developed in Dachau was repeated in a story of loyalty, surrender, cross and victory. On January 20, Argentina will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the blessing of the Father’s Shrine, its national Shrine.

How to bring the spirit of Christmas to your city

Christmas

In Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, a van carrying the Holy Family and the Three Wise Men departed from the Shrine, accompanied by typical Christmas carols. It traveled through the city and arrived at the town’s central square, where many people gathered to celebrate Christmas. Do you dare to plan this in your city?

Young Lucas and his great deed

Young Lucas

They had to come up with a project in school in which they would conceive a plan to help others even though they did not have to implement it. Lucas ended up gathering 1500 pounds of food.

Pope at Angelus: sustain, defend and safeguard the family

Heiligen Familie

Greeting pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on the Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Pope Francis calls on us to remember our family roots and to realise that each day we learn how to be a family. He also announces his publication today of a letter addressed to married couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year 2021-2022.

Born of the Virgin Mary

Jesus - Nascido

For those who lived during Jesus’ era 2000 years ago it was like this. Jesus, the son of Mary of Nazareth, the Messiah, did not correspond at all to the purely human idea of the Redeemer and Savior.