Schoenstatters Category

USA, Rainer Birkenmaier. Both were born in Hungary, but they only met and fell in love when they were refugees on their way to the USA. Through a friend they finally arrived in Milwaukee on separate routes. Now, on 25 March they are looking back on sixty years together.      Read More
USA, Michael Fenelon. This picture was a gift of Divine Providence to symbolize the fatherhood of Fr. Kentenich and us his spiritual children.  I still remember the day that this picture was taken.  It was a bright sunny day in May 26, 1963 when I was 8 years old.  A few parishioners had invited Father to look at some land for the future expansion of Schoenstatt.  Sometime during the walk I must have been up near Father and he took my hand.Read More
mda. Paul M. Hannappel, Schoenstatt Institute of the Brothers of Mary, died on the night of April 12th, the day of Father Kentenich’s consecration to Mary, at the age of nine. Following in the footsteps of Joseph Engling in France, he helped guide entire generations of youths and not so young Schoenstatters from all over the entire world. Moreover, his books and compilations of texts have been a roadmap for many people for a more personal and deeper encounter with Joesph Engling and with the spirit of the foundingRead More
ROMA/PORTUGAL, Ir. M. Paula Leite. Pope Francis approved the publication of the decree that recognizes the "heroic virtues" of Portugal's Sílvia Cardoso Ferreira da Silva (1882-1950), known for her social works of mercy.        Read More
CHILE, Cristina Quiroz de Tagle. In every sense of the word, the event was a true success.  A great number of people filled the hall, the organization was good, the presentations were above par, and many of F. Hernan Alessandri’s relatives attended.  (He must have enjoyed a lot himself, up in Heaven!) Father Luis Ramirez was just brilliant.  Speaking from the heart full of love for his dearest friend, Father gave everyone present such a beautiful description that it was worth being there just in time for this article, weRead More
CZECH REPUBLIC, Sr. M. Václava Horákvá. Marie Štastná (*7-10-1922 +2-9-2013) died on February 9th.  She was the first Czech Sister of Mary.  When she was seventeen years old, she convinced her mother to allow her to go to Schoenstatt to become a Sister of Mary. That was during the Second World War.  In January of 1941, she traveled there taking a trousseau that many people had procured for her.  In August 1941, on a foggy night, she received Mary’s dress.  When she sealed her Covenant of Love with her courseRead More
mda. When a really great person leaves us, what remains behind is the experience that God has touched the earth in this person, and that Jesus' promise "to remain with us" can perhaps also be understood in this dimension. When one of the great people in Schoenstatt leaves us - and perhaps not only when he leaves us - what remains is the experience that Fr Kentenich's statement about Schoenstatt as his extended self, also means that he his with us in the charism in which each one shares whoRead More
ARGENTINA, Marta and Roberto Liñares. On December 20th, the fifth anniversary of his going Home to the Father, Holy Mass was celebrated in memory of Father Horacio Sosa Carbó. The Holy Mass took place at 8:00 P.M. in the "Tabor of Mary, Heart of the City" Shrine in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Father Guillermo Carmona, his course brother, presided at the Holy Mass.    Read More
GERMANY, fma. In the first minutes of 20 December, Fr Tilmann Beller was called to his eternal home in Munich. In the middle of November a serious and rapidly progressing illness was diagnosed. Since then people all round the world have been united in praying for him. Since this morning a candle has been burning for him in the Original Shrine, as well as at the Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem. Fr Beller has left his mark on Schoenstatt in Hungary, Austria and Germany. In countless publications, training courses andRead More
mev. Rosita and Lito Musolino came to be authentic icons in the Original Shine. After sixteen months of service to the MTA, - at the Covenant House to be exact - the time to return to their home and family in Mendoza, Argentina, took place. In a short interview with Schoenstatt.org, they expressed their most sincere gratitude for having had this experience.      Read More