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We Are All Schoenstatt — Progress and Results Report
The finance team of the We Are All Schoenstatt Campaign presents its report on the first year of fundraising.
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The Unity Cross has been stolen from the Bellavista Shrine in Chile
The Unity Cross from the Bellavista Shrine in Santiago, Chile, was stolen on April 2nd. Here we describe its significance.
A transfigured and glorious life must first experience the cross
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.”
The mother does not forget her promises
Schoenstatt prepares for the World Youth Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.
New responsibles of the International Schoenstatt Coordination
The General Presidency of the Schoenstatt Movement extended the General Statutes of the Movement for another three years and announced the evaluation and revision by the Movement’s International Coordination. In addition, Fr Arkadiusz Sosna and Sr M. Cacilda Becker were appointed as international coordinators.
What is the origin of the Hail Mary prayer?
The Hail Mary begins with the acknowledgment of our insignificance before the Blessed Virgin, exalting her as the full of grace and blessed among all women, and praising the fruit of her womb, Jesus. The second part of the prayer consists of a filial plea. With faith, we entrust ourselves to our Mother in the most decisive moments we can experience: the now and the hour of our death.
Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay
The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announces the theme of this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees focused on the right to choose migration as an option for livelihood and personal development.
No to water wars, abuse and waste
Marking World Water Day Pope Francis reminds us that water is a primary necessity that must never be wasted, abused or serve as grounds for war.
Poverty as an opportunity that God can grant us
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?
10 years of Pope Francis’ papacy
A period marked by bold statements such as “culture of encounter”, “tenderness revolution”, “synodality”, “Church on the move” and many other terms, which have been translated, much more than in words, into tangible attitudes.
80 years after the first daughter Shrine in New Helvetia
New Helvetia, in Uruguay, is the first Schoenstatt daughter Shrine where Our Lady chose to descend, just as she had done in 1914. It is located in Uruguay, 60 km. from Colonia del Sacramento and 17 km. from Rio de la Plata. It was blessed on October 18, 1943, during the Second World War, while the founder was behind the electrified wires of Dachau. October marks the 80th anniversary of its blessing.
Highlights of the Encounter with Father Kentenich
Interview with Sister M. Eileen Johannsen, who witnessed Father Kentenich’s time in Milwaukee.
On January 23, 2023, the day of her 86th birthday, Sister M. Eileen arrived at Schoenstatt. Since then, she has traveled to various places in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland, talking about her encounters and experiences with Father Kentenich. Before returning to the USA on March 18, we asked her a few questions.
Abundance of Challenges: A Spiritual Perspective
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.