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Sr. M. Jacoba Kesselheim. The sixth General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary which has been in session since the 8th September 2010, has elected a new Superior General and a new General Council.        Read More
GUATEMALA/COSTA RICA, mkf. "Since about ten years ago, the Original Shrine, in the creative strength of the Covenant of Love, has had another - humble but efficient - instrument to establish attachments among countries, continents, communities, and people who wait for what Schoenstatt has to offer: "this website", said Gonzalo Vega, from Costa Rica. On September 20th, thanks to this instrument, it was "Guatemala Day". Schoenstatters who had met each other a long time ago met again and a couples' group was formed! Thanks to aRead More
ROME/SPAIN, VIS. A press conference was held this morning in the Holy See Press Office to present the next World Youth Day, which is due to be held in the Spanish capital city of Madrid in August 2011.        Read More
mkf. Because of the grave political and social situation being experienced in Ecuador, Father Eduardo Auza, Director of the Movement in Ecuador, on September 30th - immediately after the beginning of the police revolt which provoked institutional chaos and ended in a violent confrontation with the military and the retention of the president, Rafael Correa, for several hours, and in addition to two deaths and at least 30 wounded - sent a letter to the entire Movement. In the letter, it can be proved how the CULTURE OF THERead More
SOUTH AFRICA, Sarah-Leah Pimentel. The Schoenstatt Women's League in Johannesburg recently held their annual retreat. In many ways, this retreat was very different from any other they had ever been on before as a group. It was the first time that they led the retreat themselves because Sr. Joanne, who previously gave direction to the group was transferred to another city at the start of the year and also spends a significant amount of time giving assistance to the Movement in Nigeria and Kenya. Having to be leaders and participantsRead More
CHILE, Yolanda Pinto Torres. In John Pozzobon's Pensamientos he said, "I prayed the rosary to nourish my covenant." On September 11th, missionaries of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign group traveled with the Blessed Mother to the Saint Joseph Mine for the second time to nourish the spirit of the miners' families in Copiapó the city, where the thirty-three miners have been trapped for weeks.    Read More
USA, Rachel Gardner. The Blessed Mother is working new miracles of grace and growth within the Schoenstatt Family of Austin, Texas, USA. September 19 was a milestone for the Schoenstatt Movement of Austin.        Read More
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Sister M. Marissel. "In Father's footsteps - Towards 2014" was the motivational phrase for the national leaders' conference in the Dominican Republic.          Read More
USA, Carlos Cantú. Every year in September, we have a very special retreat for couples in Texas. It is held at the Confidentia Shrine/Schoenstatt Center in Rockport/Lamar, Texas. This year it was held from the 24th to the 26th of September. What really makes it special is that it is held completely in Spanish for our Spanish-speaking Schoenstatters. There is always a very special flavor to this retreat because the retreatants are originally from various Spanish-speaking countries: México, Colombia, Venezuela, and El Salvador. Add to this those Texans who areRead More
PARAGUAY, Ana Cristina Lassalle de Cabral. October 1, 2000, was a splendid day marked in the hearts of those who participated in the blessing of the Shrine of the Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt in Ciudad del Este. Unforgettable images such as: the image of the Blessed Mother arriving in procession carried by the Girls' Youth, Bishop Claudio Jiménez presiding at the Eucharist and consecrating the altar, and the Shrine itself was adorned with multi-colored flowers, flanked by the area's native palms that had just been planted.Read More