Margaret Steinhage Fenelon. Oh, I can just picture him, sitting across the table from me, doodling words and symbols on his notepad and with a playful glint in his eyes. I’m in a snit about one thing or another, indignantly raging about something gone wrong in my life, and looking for justification, direction, and rectification. My spiritual director smiles, sets his pen down, leans back in his chair, and looks me in the eye.

ITALY, Maria Tedeschi. Once again, our "Madonnina" surprises us with her quiet and continuous work to conquer youthful hearts. The editorial staff of Schoenstatt.org received recently an email that we wish to share with you, as we were most impressed by it. The sender is Mirco, a young Italian of 23 years from a little village, Pioppo, in the prefecture and diocese of Monreale, in the province of Palermo, Italy. He tells us that how during the last WYD in Madrid he met a Brazilian who gifted him with a holy picture with the image of the Madonna, which he subsequently hung in his room. Unfortunately the Brazilian young man could not speak Italian, and all Mirco could grasp was, Germany, Germany..... Some months ago, though, on the desk of his Spiritual Director, he noticed the same picture, learning that she is our Lady of Schoenstatt and that there exists a large Movement associated with it. Having logged on to the website he decided to ask further questions on the spirituality and ethos, as well as an address in the vicinity of Monreale to find ways and information for the purpose of starting another group.

USA, Judith Krajcirovic. I am the local coordinator of Our Lady of Schoenstatt in New Boston, MI. The Pilgrim Mother has been within our parish, St. Stephen's for four years. This past year I have had some health challenges so our mother has been helping some people a little more.