EL SALVADOR, Florencia Couto • The Schoenstatt Movement in El Salvador is experiencing a boost in all the branches, and especially in the couples. Thanks to a series of activities, both spirituality and attachments have deepened. — The visit of Father Raimundo Costa, a Chilean Schoenstatt Father based in Costa Rica and advisor to the movement for El Salvador,

CHILE, Editorial Team Schoenstatt.org •  José María Fuentes, member of the Men’s Federation in Chile, submitted a working document to schoenstatt.org prepared at the request of the National Presidency of Schoenstatt Chile. The document’s purpose was to encourage reflection on the 75th anniversary of the “31st of May.” Exactly, 31st of May 1949 – that important moment in the

GERMANY, Renate Siebenkäs • On the feast of the “Patrona Bavariae”, the patron saint of Bavaria, the Blessed Mother received a large number of guests in the Shrine of Unity on the Marienberg (Mount Mary) in Schesslitz/Bamberg. During the Mass, the faithful were shown how contagious trust can be. I just have to open myself to it. The sermon

BOLIVIA, Lucy Copaja de Jiménez • This is a jubilee year for the Schoenstatt Family in La Paz, Bolivia because we celebrate with enormous gratitude the passage of God in our history, since that first of May 1974 when the Schoenstatt Movement was founded, with the presence of the Spanish priest Father Felix Civor and a small group of

El Salvador, Florencia Couto • In a fast-paced and often superficial world, Father Raimundo Costa, Movement advisor for El Salvador, kindly invites us to rediscover the depth of the Heart Shrine, a vital teaching proposed by Father Kentenich. — The Schoenstatt Shrine came about because of a real need, and it shows up in all kinds of different ways.

TOGETHER FOR EUROPE, Father Hans-Martin Samietz • Together with friends from Together for Europe, Schoenstatt is organizing an online meeting under the title: “Christian Roots and the Future of Europe”. — Two public figures, Eduard Heger (2021-2023 Prime Minister of Slovakia) and Jeff Fountain (Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) will share their thoughts on “Christian

ARGENTINA, AICA / editorial team • With the motto “Do whatever He tells you”, Deacon Agustín Ozcoidi received his priestly ordination this Saturday from the hands of the Archbishop of Mendoza, Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, in the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, in the city of Mendoza. — “Born in this Church of Mendoza, which is celebrating its 90th

Fr. José María Iturrería, National Advisor of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign of the Pilgrim Mother of Schoenstatt in Argentina • On the occasion of the Year of Prayer in preparation for the Holy Year 2025, Fr. José María Iturrería, national advisor of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign in Argentina, invites all the missionaries to a series of workshops to deepen

GERMANY, Renate Siebenkäs •  It is Covenant Day at Easter time, and it is Covenant Day in times of war and civil war. When has the reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:26-40) had such a direct reference to the times: “An angel of the Lord said to Philip: Arise and go south on the road that

GERMANY, Cordula-Maria Weidtmann • “Mater perfectam habebit curam et victoriam!” – The Mother will take perfect care of everything and will be victorious! These words from Father Kentenich came to mind when I heard about the bomb found near the Kallebad on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, about 1 km as the crow flies from Wiesbasden-Schierstein. A 500 kg bomb,