Schoenstatters Category

SWITZERLAND, org. Father Josef Banz, a Schoenstatt Father, who had been the chaplain at the Sachseln Hermitage of Saint Nicholas of Flüe until two months ago, was called by God the Father to the eternal Christmas. He fruitfully worked for many years promoting veneration to Saint Nicholas Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland, counselor and pacifist, who is needed by many people today precisely for those reasons.    Read More
SOUTH AFRICA, Marlene Peter. On Sunday 11 September 2011, Patricia (Tish) Holding’s life ended here on earth, and began in Heaven, her true home, with our Heavenly Father. Her unexpected death followed complications during surgery she underwent on Thursday 8th September (Our Lady’s birthday), in Johannesburg, South Africa.    Read More
PARAGUAY, Father Antonio Cosp. He died at dawn on July 24th after a long illness. He was one of the first four Paraguayan Schoenstatters, and he appears in the founding photo at the reception of the Youth Shrine.        Read More
CHILE, Carmen Maria Rogers. At dawn this passed June 1st, "the German priest who dedicated his life to creating Works in Chile," arrived at the eternal Schoenstatt. Fr. Raúl Hasbún said, "the person of Father Jorge could be summarized in three evangelical words: silence, hope, and fidelity."        Read More
USA, Judy Harlowe. Special programs during retreats at the Schoenstatt International Center in Waukesha, in Ohio, in Illinois and in Minnesota often include Fr. Gerold Langsch playing his keyboard and singing. Soon, members of the Schoenstatt family will be able to take Fr. Gerold’s music home with them or listen to his music on the way to work, to Church or to family gatherings.      Read More
SPAIGN, Benjamín Paz Vermal. My name is Benjamin Paz Vermal, and I'm from Tucumán, Argentina. I belong to the Schoenstatt Boys' Youth, and right now, I'm a permanent volunteer for World Youth Day.        Read More
Father Marcelo Aravena/mkf. On December 10, 2010, papal decrees recognized the martyrdom of German Father Alois Andritzki killed in the Nazi Dachau concentration camp in 1943. The beatification will take place on June 13, 2011, in Dresden. Alois Andritzki (1914-1943) was a young Sorbian chaplain who died as the result of the brutal treatment that many priests received in Dachau concentration camp. Lethal injection was most likely the cause of his death. During that time, Andritzki was in agony having contracted typhus in Dachau. For the concentration camp's administration, heRead More
CHILE, Carmen Rogers. Farewell Mónica Fernández, militant of the Women's Professional Branch in Santiago Cordillera and Favorite Missionary of the Pilgrim MTA… She had begun her pilgrimage toward October 18, 2014… and the Father wanted her to arrive before many others.      Read More
SOUTH AFRICA, mev. In 1948, {cms_selflink page="the-founder-joseph-kentenich" text="Father Kentenich"} visited South Africa for the first time. Frank Manson-Kullin, who was a young boy at the time, shares his experiences and what it meant for him to meet Father Kentenich. Despite many difficulties, Fr. Kentenich arrived sixty-three years ago in South Africa at the Johannesburg airport and was met by three leaders of the Schoenstatt Sisters' Family and Fr. Peron, O.M.I.  Read More
AUSTRIA, mkf. "She was simply our mother," was the spontaneous response received when asked what this Sister of Mary meant to them. She arrived in Austria in 1972 along with two other Sisters to carry out the mission of her life: to prepare a nest for Schoenstatt in Austria. Father Kentenich spoke these words, and they demonstrate her efficacy. She is still remembered among the Austrian Schoenstatt Family after almost forty years: "She arrived at St. Georg Kagran on August 29, 1972 at 11:00 a.m." Read More