Schoenstatt – Reaching out Category

PARAGUAY, Noelia Ferreira/fma. Greetings to my sponsor Elizabeth, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and together with my family, I send you this greeting": Liz Paola, 14 years old, smiles shyly as she holds out the card with her message. This is how she greets her sponsor, via email, who lives in a distant country, in Germany. Her German sponsor, who turned 80 today, has made it possible for this girl from a poor family in Paraguay to attend school for the last eight years.Read More
CHILE, Marcela Urrutia and Sr. M. Claudia Ñancupil. The Mass for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Admirable Mother School was held in the Temuco Cathedral and was celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Ivo Scapolo.  The Nuncio expressed his joy in celebrating this jubilee: "I am grateful for the invitation to preside at this celebration as a representative of the Holy Father and to experience it with you, together with Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial, by celebrating the Eucharist for the 75th anniversary of this important school.  IRead More
GERMANY, Tanja Loriz. From 16-18 November 2012 the Foundational Course on Education, with the subject of "Puberty", took place in Memholz, Germany. Seven families were able to plunge into the subject over the course of two days, and were cared for by three family trainer couples. Franziska and Rudi Bircher, Magdalena and Michael Stetter and Tanja and Stefan Loriz provided insights into fundamental aspects of Fr Kentenich's pedagogy. The main emphasis was placed, among other things, on a pedagogy of trust and ideals.Read More
GERMANY, fma. For some years now the International Kentenich Academy for Leaders (IKAF) in Switzerland and Germany has organized a Jour Fixe for Leaders at irregular intervals. An invitation is issued for a Saturday afternoon during which a subject is presented followed by an exchange of experiences by business people, managers and personnel managers.  Read More
ARGENTINA, Catalina Adrover de Michelini. The God the Father Educational Center is twenty years old, and this was celebrated along with Father Kentenich, who also had a birthday on November 16th. The special thing about the celebration was the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Mendoza.    Read More
PERU, IESC/Queca Espinoza. The second edition of the book, "The Social Saint"- Thought and praxis of Joseph Kentenich, about the social doctrine of the Church by Carlos Ferré, was presented in the conference hall of the National Cultural Ministry in the city of Lima. It was published by Editorial Patris Argentina.    Read More
COSTA RICA, Adrián Lachner. "Today, Sept 9th, 2012, we declare the 'Missions' in Costa Rica founded and initiated." On the threshold of the year of the Missionary Current, this is surely inspiring and encouraging news to all the pilgrims on their way to the 2014 Jubilee!     ________________________________________________Read More
Germany. Fma. It was late afternoon and almost everyone was still there, they sat conversing in the warm sun of late summer; they walked through the building or they watched their children, who did not tire in climbing the high boxes, and above all there was a very special atmosphere of joy and amazement among them.  Parents, students, parishioners, people from the community of Lube, politicians, priests, Schoenstatters from nearby and other places in Germany, from Switzerland, and workers:  “Truly this Joseph Kentenich School has become something that belongs toRead More
SOUTH AFRICA,   Sr Glynis Kirchhoffer. The Diamond Jubilee of the proclamation of Mary Assumed into Heaven as the Patroness of South Africa, was celebrated in the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne, Cape Town on Sunday afternoon, 19th August 2012.        Read More
PARAGUAY, Sonia Oviedo. Mbuyapey is a town located 180 kilometers from the capital, Asunción, the birthplace of the President, who is considered the most honest Paraguay has had. Mbuyapey has always been the cradle for the Liberals, the opposition party of dictatorship, asylum, and forgotten by previous governments.      Read More