Schoenstatt – Reaching out Category

SPAIN, Fátima Alvarado/mda. Those who know Pope Francis well say that he may do the same in Rome as he did in his native Buenos Aires. Others know from statements by the "Vatican almsgiver" who said that "when I used to go out for the night, he sometimes asked me if he could come with me." When the Archbishop and Pope Francis' confidante was occasionally asked if this had really happened, he would simply smile mischievously, giving rise to suspicions. Does Francis/Bergoglio walk through the streets ofRead More
SPAIN, mda. “In my sharing at the Congress, I talked about leaving my comfort zone and assuming risks. It´s hard to believe but now back in my routine, I am still repeating this every day, and more intensely each time.  This is what I have been doing in my daily work and also in my personal life.  Let´s see what fruits will sprout up from this”, commented Marcelo Scocco, one of the Spanish participants at the CIEES in Costa Rica, exactly a month later. This is a congress that didRead More
SPAIN, Juan Zaforas. For one more year, the youths of the Schoenstatt Movement in Madrid want to take a ray of hope from the Shrine to families and people who really need it. They do it through the Christmas campaign in Móstoles.Read More
CHILE, mda. "God blessed this encounter enormously, helping us to humbly recognize that in the work world, we have the opportunity to incorporate God and the Blessed Mother more in our decisions departing from applying Practical Faith in Divine Providence (FPDP)", commented Christian Ketterer, Commercial Engineer, a Chilean participant of CIEES2013 in Costa Rica. But it does not end with beautiful memories. "At the same time, it invited us to be 'Fires that enkindle other fires,' to follow that path that we have been building in CIEES. Read More
INTERNATIONAL, Stephan Jehle/mda. First the bad news - the torch has disappeared. Now for the good news: It has to be there. And it will be, somehow. Perhaps as a result a lot more life will be generated. This is the conviction of Fr Jose Maria Iturreria of Argentina, who together with Fr Claudio Martinez, Chile, a team of Argentinean and Chilean Schoenstatt Young Men  Cruzada de Maria 2014, are preparing the Cruzada de Maria 2014, a contribution of the "Missionary Generation 2014" of the international Schoenstatt Young Men. ARead More
ARGENTINA, Fr. Javier Arteaga/aica/mda. On Friday night, November 22nd, Feast Day of Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr, several hundred faithful participated in a Holy Mass of Atonement, which was celebrated by Monsignor Nicolás Baisi, for the desecration of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Schoenstatt Shrine located on Pope Francis Street (53) and 15th.Read More
COSTA RICA, mda. It was one of the most exciting moments throughout the days of CIEES 2013 (Second Ibero-American Congress of Schoenstatt Businessmen and Executives) in Costa Rica. During a break between conferences, one of the participants from Costa Rica approached and presented a signed card with his name to a surprised Peruvian, a Swiss, an Argentinean, and to a Spaniard…: "I prayed for you, every day for nine days. Just for you, for your business, for your work, for your family…" At the end of theRead More
ARGENTINA, Father José María Iturrería/mda. The Marathon of Solidarity named "Running with Francis" (for Pope Francis) was held on Sunday, November 17th; the Schoenstatt Youth with the support of the Archdiocese of Córdoba organized it. Its aim was to help Foundation 180 economically; the project of solidarity is an initiative of the Schoenstatt Professional Youths, which it has in the Barrio Dr. Cocca de La Calera, Córdoba.Read More
GERMANY, fma. It is a subject we have actually wanted to discuss for ages, but it was repeatedly passed over in favour of something else: Dealing with pressure. Experiences at the Jour Fixe for leaders in Germany and Switzerland, requests from the circle of the International Kentenich Academy for Leaders, as well as projects of individual members, made it clear that dealing with pressure was the next subject that had to be dealt with. It was so necessary that at the end of the conference of the IKAF it wasRead More
COSTA RICA, Rudolf Sauter, Isidro Perera. An intense day of working and sharing experiences on November 9th brought the Second Ibero-American Congress for Schoenstatt Businesspeople and Executives (CIEES) to a close with this statement that summarises the outcomes of the congress: "The Schoenstatt businessperson or executive, strengthened by his covenant of love, models his company on the principles of covenant, solidarity and Fr. Kentenich's teachings. Through Practical Faith in Divine Providence  and courageous awareness of instrumentality, always strive to exercise authority with the attitude of the Good Shepherd. Therefore striveRead More