The Schoenstatt Movement has more than 20 organized communities that bring together priests, consecrated persons, laity, youth, and different types of vocations. This page is dedicated to sharing the life of these communities. We bring news from the Schoenstatt Leagues, Federations, and Institutes worldwide.
Couples in Italy participated in the second Couples’ Coffee organized by the Schoenstatt Movement, in which the importance of stable personal bonds and the deepening on the value of the other for one’s personal growth was emphasized. The motto of the day was “Together we are stronger”.
“People who come to us to pray and to attend Holy Mass are at the beginning of their spiritual journey and formation. They even need to learn to make the sign of the cross and get acquainted with many basic Catholic prayers”. Let’s take a look at the work the Schoenstatt Fathers are doing in the state of Punjab in northern India
Schoenstatt advisors and leaders of the marriage preparation ministry in Germany met for a few days of discussions to evaluate what they are doing to prepare couples for the sacrament of marriage and to discern ways of working together. The meeting took place in Hillscheid, in the large Josef Kentenich Hof, headquarters of the Schoenstatt Family Federation, located a few kilometers from the Original Shrine.
Members of the Schoenstatt Secular Institutes have an annual meeting in Schoenstatt, Germany, in which the participants delve deeper into their common charism and their profile as central communities. This year’s meeting took place at Mount Moriah, the international headquarters of the Institute of Diocesan Priests, from February 23-25. The central topic was the evangelical counsel on poverty, with the special characteristic that Father Kentenich provides with his charism on the organic world. It is rewarding to always discover this imprint of the founder.
The Apostolic Family Federation (AFF) United States of America Territory Welcomes Perpetual Consecration of Course 8 in the community.
The meeting of diocesan priests interested in the Schoenstatt Movement resulted in the formation of a new branch of the Movement and a gift for the priestly column in Italy.
Sister of Mary and doctor, Sister M. Teresa Olivares, from Chile, speaks about what characterizes Schoenstatt health professionals in their mission of living the Covenant of Love in the care of patients. And on this World Day of the Sick, she makes a comparison between the daily life of the sick and the 31st of May: a “very current” and challenging mission.
“We left the auditorium without believing what had happened,” said the young seminarians of the Schoenstatt Fathers who, without expecting it, were received by Pope Francis.
This February 2nd we give thanks to God for all consecrated individuals. On this date we also remember the founding of the Secular Institute of Our Lady of Schoenstatt in 1946. Mrs. Carminho Sarmento, who recently sealed her perpetual consecration in the Community, shares her testimony with us.
From the time he gets up to the time he goes to bed, the life of a consecrated person follows many “normal” activities: work, study, prayer…. But what makes it different? Mr. Harald Knes shows how the natural and the supernatural overlap in his daily life.
As the Day of Consecrated Life draws near, nine young women from three continents gave their “yes” to God. They left their countries to experience an adventure of love in the community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.
The “Schoenstatt Zeit” program, hosted by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, invites young people from different countries to experience days of deep spirituality and discoveries in Germany, where the Movement began. Find out how the 2024 edition is going.
