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Listening and Fasting: Message of Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026
In 2026, the Pope invites us to a different kind of fasting: abstaining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.
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The Schoenstatt Fathers’ mission in Punjab, India
“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
Illuminating the way to the 31st of May
The essence of Schoenstatt’s third milestone, the mission of May 31st, is centered on the Divine Force, which calls us to be a Schoenstatt going forth and to live an organic world in our thinking and loving, as a living contribution to the Church and the world today. This anniversary challenges us and invites us to delve deeper into the mission of being bearers of the charism of our Father and Founder.
Preparation for marriage – a joint project of the Family Movement in Germany
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.
Faced with technological overload, intermittent digital fasting
We live in a time of great digital overload. On average, the world’s population spends 6 hours and 37 minutes a day in front of screens [1]. For this very reason, many people have given up or reduced the time they spend online during Lent. What can we learn from this? What can we incorporate in our lives after Easter?
Germany: National Delegates’ Conference 2024 focuses on the charism theme
The National Delegates’ Conference of the German Schoenstatt Movement, which took place March 1 – 3, 2024 at the Father Kentenich House, focused on the charism. The positive developments in the investigations into Fr. Kentenich by various teams were reported. It included a synodal meeting at the Marienschule, where Fr. Kentenich met several times with the Schoenstatt Family.
Saint Joseph: Radical service leadership
Every Schoenstatter is called to be a leader and to build a new society. Let’s see how St. Joseph can help us: he is a great inspiration for protagonism and leadership!
Mary’s best ally
St. Joseph – a “Schoenstatter” who is always present in the Shrine and who proved his love for Mary in many ways.
Members of the Secular Institutes meet in Schoenstatt
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.
Joy is the mark of a Christian – Have you smiled at anyone today?
A Sunday dedicated to joy in the middle of Lent? Yes, there is a cross ahead of us, but the radiance of the resurrection fills our hearts with hope. And so we walk through life’s difficulties with a smile and excitement.
Being a woman in a masculinized enviroment: Essence vs. caricature
The mission of being a woman is a gift in every situation, even in typically masculine environments. Brazilian police officer Joelma Melo, who works in a police station in Rio de Janeiro, reflects on the challenge of being a woman in a masculinized environment, while preserving her feminine values.
Belmonte: Concrete preparations begin for the 2025 International Coronation
The commission that will prepare for the International Coronation of the MTA as “Queen Mother of the Church” at the Belmonte Shrine in Rome has been formed. The first meeting has already borne tangible fruit.
Prisoners in Brazil form a Mother and Queen Men’s Rosary group
The Mother and Queen Men’s Rosary is a large Schoenstatt apostolate involving more than one million men. They meet frequently to pray the rosary and, in many places, they engage in social work. Now, for the first time, a prison in the state of Piauí has a Rosary group.