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Meditations on the value of the cross for a Christian. Father Kentenich said: “We must have the most heartfelt certainty that God has drawn up a plan, not only a plan for the world, but also a plan for my personal life. Who has conceived this plan? Not only God’s wisdom and omnipotence, but also his love.”
Poverty as an opportunity? Is someone trying to challenge us with these words? Poverty is usually seen as a “social constrain” that prevents people from getting an education and moving up in society in order to lead a good life. To see poverty as something positive seems to be provoking. Isn’t that downright sarcastic toward poor countries?
In view of the (over)abundance of challenges to find a spiritual perspective, Father Peter Falk, diocesan priest of the Schoenstatt Institute and head of the Schoenstatt Family Movement in the Archdiocese of Freiburg, was invited to offer suggestions to the participants.
Schoenstatt constantly poses how to apply the principles of the Movement and F. Kentenich’s vision regarding specific topics in current times. It is not about repeating phrases, but rather about prophetically analyzing the application of principles and values to our times, so that we may have an answer to our temporal reality.
Monsignor Yazlovetskiy, auxiliary bishop of Kiev, states that the war did not divide the Church in Ukraine, and that they have not been able to work with the document for the Continental Stage on the Synod, but that they do live synodality in their proximity to those who suffer.
More than 150 families participate every month in the Covenant of Love celebration held in a Brazilian community in the USA.
During the second week of January, a mini-camp for the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth was held in South Africa.
I have always been impressed to hear what Sister M. Emilie was like. When I was asked to write about her, I was fortunate to be able to interview people who had known Sister M. Emilie personally.
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, in the shadow of the Fidelitatis Shrine in Otwock, Świder/Poland, the first “Methodology Workshop for Leaders of Couples Groups” took place.
In keeping with the Schoenstatt tradition, on January 8, 2023, a “meeting of wafers” was held, a custom in our country where families share Christmas greetings and wishes with each other.
The Institute of Families at International level, held its first Congress as a Community in early December 2022.
