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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.
The prayer that most represents Schoenstatt is the Little Consecration Prayer. Very simply, it summarizes all the content of the Covenant of Love. Here, a brief summary of its origins and significance is given.
In Germany, Covenant of Love preparation lectures are being offered online. This method has been used because of the pandemic, and it confirms how the virtual world provides us with an excellent instrument to evangelize and to spread the graces of the Shrine.
