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Posted On 21.05.2012In Covenant Life

Together, for Europe

ITALY, Federico Bauml. May 12. Taking place In the beautiful setting of Piazza del Campidoglio, "Together for Europe" unfolds, one of the many events organized to celebrate the 55 years of the Treaty that founded the European Community.        Read More
org. Sarah-Leah Pimentel from Johannesburg, South Africa, a professional translator, joined the team of voluntary translators for schoenstatt.org already many years ago. She was among the “service staff” of Conference 2014 (and will be glad to know that one of her colleagues from then, Maria Paz Leiva from Spain, now is also part of the dream team). After translating the interviews with Maria Rita Vianna and Maria Lurdes Dias, now it is her turn to share what motivates her to offer time and energy for translations and what fascinates herRead More
ARGENTINA, Rosana and Luis Damario. The Father Symbol visited Uruguay - at the first daughter Shrine - and in a few days it will be given to the Schoenstatt Family of Paraguay. On the 31st of May, Schoenstatt's Third Milestone, the Father Symbol was in the Mass celebrated in Bellavista (Chile). Since that day, we began the pre-pilgrimage and re-conquest of waiting for its visit (July-October) to every corner of Chile, where the Schoenstatt Family exists. While the Schoenstatt Family from Chile awaits the visit, the SchoenstattRead More
ARGENTINA, Silvia Losada/org. The Work Document 2014 states: "The nucleus of the Jubilee, October 18th, is the renewal of the Covenant in the Original Shrine, in union with our Founder and Father, and united as a worldwide missionary and multicultural family that is prepared and willing to be sent forth anew." The renewal of the Covenant of Love is prepared; expressed and made concrete in this triennium of preparation for the Jubilee with a profound and serious renewal in all the spheres of life and of the Schoenstatt apostolate.Read More
fma. "The Holy Father has authorized to the Congregation to promulgate, among others, the decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Sister Emilie Engel." Just ten minutes after the publication of the note arrived via the Vatican press service, Mercedes MacDonough of Argentina and Luis Lezcano of Paraguay complemented the note adding, in the comments, the "missionary face" of Sister Emilie or, as someone said, "her apostolic project on the way to 2014." This is a form of the Campaign inspired by Sister Emilie's life.  Read More
Hna. M. Elizabet Parodi. "Something that always impressed me on visits to the monasteries of Mount Athos is that, upon arrival, the first thing which they offered a guest of honor was to visit the chapel of the relics of the saints. There is where the heart of the monastery beats and there the monks receive the incentive for their spiritual growth."(Cardinal Angelo Amato, words addressed to the postulators, Augustinianum, Rome, January 19, 2012.)This comment by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, expresses aRead More
ITALY, Vincenzo Rocco. Sunday, April 22. Sicily. Our Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt had gathered in Palermo, at the "Jesus Liberatore di Fondo Margifaraci" centre, about 1,500 faithful from all parts of the island, for the 7th Regional Meeting of her family. To welcome us all, was the auxiliary image of the Pilgrim Mother for Italy, which on that day ended the visit in our beautiful Sicily that both loves and worships her.    Read More

Posted On 12.05.2012In Covenant Life

Who’s in Charge?

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.    Read More
PERU, Queca Espinoza. The Blessed Mother receives her diocesan priest sons in the de la Molina Shrine in Lima, Peru.  As they do each month, one by one they arrived happily at the Shrine to visit their dear Mother…to thank her for the experiences of the past month, to present her their petitions, their desires, their successes, and failures.    Read More
BRAZIL, fma. Maria Rita Vianna from Sao Paulo, Brazil, joined the schoenstatt.org and schoenstatt2014.org translation and editorial team several weeks ago.  She translates from Spanish to Portuguese.  Here, she shares what it means for her to translate for the international website, her apostolate and what most attracts her about the Covenant of Love Jubilee.      Read More