Schoenstatters Category

Editors • Early this morning we learned that Fr. Michael Johannes Marmann, age 81, has died. We know him as a Schoenstatt Father, as Leader of the Schoenstatt Movement in Germany when it entered into the covenant of love for our people, as well as the year when we commemorated Fr Kentenich’s hundredth birthday. He saw the re-unification of Germany (“God acts in our history”), and was Superior General of the Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers and Chairman of the General Presidium. He was the pioneer opening Schoenstatt for ecumenismRead More
BRAZIL, by Roberto M. González • The idea for this article began almost a year ago with another approach, but in view of recent events, it will be a tribute to Manfred M. Worlitschek, a Schoenstatt Brother of Mary, who died on 30 January 2019. — Manfred’s life can be divided in two parts: The first half: his birth, studies, and entering the Schoenstatt Brothers of Mary Secular Institute, and the second half, when practically beginning again from scratch, he freely decided and jointly with the community to leave hisRead More
SPAIN, Juan Zaforas • On 3 November 2018, a young man was ordained as a priest in Pozuelo Schoenstatt Shrine. I have known this young man since he was a boy because he was my son’s friend son who we always called Edu and is now Fr. Eduardo. —   Cardinal D. Carlos Osoro ordained him, and in his very personal homily, he made him see what is now expected of him, to be transparent in Jesus Christ for all men/women, and he insisted on the all without looking atRead More
Octavio Galarce hombres
Interview of Octavio Galarce, Chile • We interviewed Ocatavio Galarce within the framework of the consecration of the first course of the Men’s Federation in Chile. He is a member of this first course, lay adviser for the Men’s Branch, Founder of the Madrugadores, editor of “Vinculo” magazine and a collaborator for schoenstatt.org. —   Recently his course, the first of the Men’s Federation in Chile celebrated its perpetual consecration, that is, they committed to live the Schoenstatt charism as men and allies. What does it mean? – With theRead More
ARGENTINA, Maria Fischer Many knew him as “Don Daniele”, the rector of the International Schoenstatt Shrine in Belmonte, Rome. Fr. Daniel Lozano died on the morning of 27 September at the age of 69. The funeral Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín on Friday, the 28 September at 11:00 am. • In addition to the various pastoral tasks in his diocese, in 1993 he was appointed as a member of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, and in 1994 became responsible for the Schoenstatt Shrine in the city of Granadero Baigorria,Read More
BOLIVIA, Mariely Herrera • We have two children and have belonged to the Schoenstatt Couples’ Branch for seven years. Until a few years ago, we were a completely normal family, and we never imagined that God would place this very incredible task before us: to motivate the Family from Santa Cruz de la Sierra (the Family of the largest wayside shrine in the world), and to make the effort to fulfill goals with contributions to the capital of grace to conquer the future shrine. — How the “intercessory rosary” emergedRead More
ARGENTINA, Maria Fischer, with material from AICA  • We had to erase a box from the schoenstatt.org weekly newsletters’ mailing list. One of the first people who subscribed and who many times expressed gratitude for receiving it: Fr. Raúl Molaro, from the Archdiocese of Paraná, Entre Rios, a member of the Schoenstatt Institute of Diocesan Priests, died on 8 August 2018. — The 83-year-old priest died in Villaguay, where he had been pastor of Immaculate Conception parish for several years. He was born in Paraná on 3 January 1935; heRead More
In Memory of Fr. Humberto Anwandter, Editorial Team • “With the death of every person who dies, a world dies”, Gerhard Hauptmann says, “and everyone who dies takes something of us with them.” And he leaves something of himself with us. As Christians, we know that he/she remains with us. When Fr. Humberto Anwandter, of the Schoenstatt founding generation and of the Chilean Schoenstatt Fathers, died on July 29, a great one died, a covenant story, especially a covenant story with Fr. Kentenich and of bringing the newest generations to theRead More
CHILE, Octavio Galarce and María Fischer • Today Sunday 29, at 05:45 local time, Father Humberto Anwandter was called home to live in the eternal enclunter with God. Let’s thank for his  life and pray for those who miss him.— A great spiritual son of Father Kentenich died on the eve of the 50th anniversary of his spiritual father. The funeral for Father Humberto will be held  tomorrow Monday 30 at 15:00 hrs. in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Bellavista.   Soon more, translations pending.Read More
On the death of Dr Hans-Dieter M. Czarkowski, Maria Fischer • Right at the end the press officer and journalist once again got a really great press coverage: Adveniat dedicated a press release to him, Dom Radio Köln and Rhein-Zeitung reported: On 16 July, the Feast of “Our Lady of Mount Carmel”, and the anniversary of the foundation of the Institute of Schoenstatt Brothers of Mary, Dr Hans Czarkowsi died at the age of 76.— His objectives and initiatives were many and varied – Ernest M. Kanzler’s obituary gives someRead More