Family Archives

The IX General Chapter of the Institute of Families begins on Saturday

The IX General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Family Institute begins on Saturday the 13th with 25 couples from different countries.

Together we are stronger: second Couples’ Café in Italy

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”.

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.

A Perpetual Yes to the Family Federation in the United States

The Apostolic Family Federation (AFF) United States of America Territory Welcomes Perpetual Consecration of Course 8 in the community.

The Family, a covenant community and a community of love

On this first Sunday after Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth. On this day we also remember and give thanks for all our families. In the light of Schoenstatt’s spirituality, we understand the family as a community of covenant and love.

Just Married – Schoenstatt’s course for the first stage of marriage

16 couples from Austria participated in the first year of the “Just Married” course for young couples. After 10 meetings, they concluded their journey in the Schoenstatt Shrine in Vienna.

On this Covenant Day we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Home Shrine

“What is valid for the Original Shrine and for the Daughter Shrines, is also valid for the Home Shrines.” Today is a day of gratitude in which we remember the 60th anniversary of the Home Shrine. Since then, the Schoenstatt graces have traveled throughout the world, transforming the lives of countless families.

One single heart, one single Schoenstatt

Interesting workshops on topics such as addictions, family bonds, technology, educating children in the faith and feminism kicked off Friday at the Sheraton Hotel in Asuncion, Paraguay.

International Congress of the Family Work CIOF Paraguay 2023

With the motto FAMILIES IN COVENANT, HEART FOR THE WORLD, couples representing 20 Latin-American countries and a few from Europe, together with several advisors, will meet in the heart of America, for the 6th Congress of the Continental Family Work. More than 340 participants will gather in Asuncion, Paraguay from May 4 to 7 of this year.

Construction of a new Schoenstatt Shrine in Brazil begins. With Maringá there will be 24.

On March 25, the blessing of the foundation stone of the Shrine of Maringá, in Brazil, a city 650 km. west of São Paulo, took place. The Mass was presided by Bishop Severino Clasen and was attended by about a thousand people. The Schoenstatt Institute of Families will be the legal guardian of this new Shrine.