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CHILE, Fr. José Luis Correa. A few hours after the earthquake, a priest from Parral - Linares, Father Alex Troncoso, sent photos and testimonies from his brothers of the Federation of Diocesan Priests…Yes, a priest of the Federation founded just a few weeks ago in Chile. After a prudent evaluation of the first signs of interest by some diocesan priests from the Branch and "a workshop of orientation and discernment" accompanied by Father José Luis Correa, an initiation workshop for the candidacy period for the first course of theRead More
PUERTO RICO, Edgardo L. Rivera. "New roads should be sought. Awaken the imagination and creativity." These words are part of the document generated by the Latin America Episcopal Conference celebrated in Santo Domingo in reference to the New Evangelization proposed by the Church. It also served as the motto for the last meeting on January 30, 2010 of the Motorcycle Missionaries from Puerto Rico.Read More
ARGENTINA, Inés Petiti. On February 18th, the family of the Goya Rosary Campaign trembled with joy when they received the visit of the Auxiliary MTA at the Blessed Mother wayside shrine in the Diocese of Corrientes. Thanks to the kindness of Ramón Sandoval an MTA soldier from the capital, Corrientes, it was possible for the Goya Schoenstatt Family to have this celestial visit during this time of Lent in which we accompany the footsteps of Jesus.  Read More
ENGLAND, Press Release of the Diocese of Salford/Fr. Bryan Cunningham. Bishop Mark Davieswas ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury at a Mass held in St Anthony's Church, Wythenshawe, Manchester on Monday 22nd February 2010, the feast of the Chair of St Peter. Bishop Davies was formerly Vicar General of the Diocese of Salford and is a member of the Schoenstatt Priests branch in England. On the night before Bishop Davies held Vigil in the Shrine at the Schoenstatt Shrine and Pastoral Centre at St John Fisher's KearsleyRead More

Posted On 26.02.2010In Jubilee 2014

Father remains with us

Carolina Koestner. In an interview with Luis and Teresita Pérez, Schoenstatters from Puerto Rico, they related their experiences of: their trip to Texas to get the Father Symbol, its arrival in their country, and what they experienced making the Symbol known among the different families and people including the fruits that Father left in Puerto Rico, and finally the trip to take it to Germany.  Read More

Posted On 26.02.2010In Covenant Life

An anecdote

ENGLAND, Fr. David Musgrave. At the very recent ad limina visit of the bishops of England and Wales, when the bishop of Salford, Terence Brain appeared before the Holy Father the following snippet of conversation took place.    Read More
BRASIL, Pauline Almeida, Otávio C. Ávila. During the most recent World Missions Day, Pope Benedict XVI said the following: "Missionary activity is the response to the love with which God loves us [...]; it is the spiritual energy that is capable of making the human family grow in harmony." In taking this spirit of the love of God to people and making it concrete in family life, ninety-five Schoenstatt missionaries from Ibiporá went to Barbosa Ferraz for the Family Missions, which was carried out this February 12th through theRead More
SPAIN, Sr. M. Rocío. The "Auxiliary MTA for Europe" has been traveling through Spain for three months. On Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th, a pilgrimage from Portugal came by bus to get the Auxiliary. It was a beautiful encounter between the two countries. "There are no words to express the stream of graces that she awakened," was how they summarized what they experienced during these months.    Read More
EUROPE, Fr. Elmar Busse. The 3rd European Family Congress will take place at Pentecost in Schoenstatt, Germany. It's motto: "United with You in Love." About 90 families from 17 European countries come to Schoenstatt at Pentecost 2010 to share experiences on family and marriage life. The Congress is part of the Cooperation Project of European Schoenstatt Family Movements. In a certain way, it is sort of a meeting on the Horse Whisperer.Read More
GERMANY, mkf. After a reflective final analysis, the Schoenstatt Boys' Torch 2009 experience simply could not end with its successful arrival in St. Peter's Square nor could a torch race to Rome be organized every year. However what could be done was to take the main essence of the event and to continue in some way by running and carrying the burden of others until reaching the limit of our strength. Therefore Project Paulus was born after the Torch Race, and the meaning of Project Paulus? For whom are youRead More