Schoenstatt – Reaching out Category

SOUTH AFRICA, Sarah-Leah Pimentel, Maria Fischer. The Schoenstatt Sisters at Constantia have been evacuated early in the morning of March 4, as firefighters are focusing their efforts on Noordhoek, Clovelly and Tokai this morning as well as assisting Groot Constantia residents evacuate as the flames fan out towards their doorsteps.  The massive blaze broke out in Muizenberg on Sunday, prompting evacuations from houses and retirement homes. Scores of people have also been treated for smoke inhalation this week. The entire mountain range south of Table Mountain is on fire… Updated  Read More
COSTA RICA, Rosa Lobo. Approximately five years ago, a group of Schoenstatt couples from San José, Costa Rica’s capital city, dreamed of carrying out a project that would provide an opportunity to educate children in Father Joseph Kentenich’s pedagogy. These families, who are trained in the field of education, felt the strong impulse to present Schoenstatt’s richness in the academic world and take it to the heart of the families. Mary is the Great Educator, and she not only forms her children, but through them, she reaches their homes asRead More
CHILE, Marcelo and Marisol Vergara. The Family Missions of the Chilean Region Family Institute were carried out for the fifth time during the week of January 17th—24th. Seven families attended from five different courses with a total of sixty-six participants including couples, children and friends. These missions were carried out in the Marchihue community located 180 km. south of Santiago.Read More
BRAZIL, Pietro Marramacrco Lovato. The Brazilian Boys Youth (Jumas) in the Southern Region met in Vicent Dutra on 17-25 January for their fourth Christ Tabor Missions. Seventeen boys visited homes and offices, prayed the rosary and participated in daily Mass. Fr. Clodoaldo Kamimura, the Schoenstatt Movement director for the Southern Region, and seminarian Gabriel Felipe Oberle accompanied them.Read More
AUSTRIA, Hertha and Martin Schiffl. “The Church needs couples like you.” Father Karl Wallner was touched by what he heard and saw. Six couples, who belong to Viennese course Number 13 of the Academy for Family Pedagogy, briefly presented their favorite subjects; they not only spoke about them but more importantly, they live what they say and it could be felt. This is the fire, which can enkindle more fire. These six couples finished a two-year training program to become family trainers and all of them passed the final exam.Read More
NICARAGUA, mda. "Good day, brothers/sisters in Christ. I am Reynaldo Martínez; for two years I have been the coordinator of a youth group in charge of praying the Holy Rosary in homes. I am asking how to obtain a Pilgrim Mother, which can go on pilgrimage to homes where we pray the rosary. We are twenty-five youths, who are still students; we try to allow one hour daily specifically to pray the rosary and to pray for the sick of the world. I hope you can help us, since itRead More
VATICAN/PARAGUAY, mda. Stella and Víctor Domíguez, from the Schoenstatt Family Work, presented the testimony of Pastoral Service to divorced, separated, and remarried people has almost gone viral via the media. There have been interviews on important news outlets such as ACIprensa, Zenit and Aleteia. The Domínguez couple’s presentation was made during the International Congress of Movements, Groups and Family and Life Associations. The Vatican Pontifical Council for the Family organized this Congress, which took place January 22–24 in Rome. Here we are publishing the article by Ary Waldir Ramos DiazRead More
mda. "I promise." With just two words Fr. Egon Zillekens, who had just returned to Schoenstatt from the schoenstatt.org meeting in Madrid on 28 January, answered an email asking for prayers in the Original Shrine.  "I promise" and then he did what he promised with a rosary, a prayer during evening benediction and Mass the next day - 29 January. This is how the Original Shrine silently became the centre of a network of prayer and solidarity for a young 20-year old man from Costa Rica who is gravely ill,Read More
ARGENTINA, Lilita and Carlos Ricciardi/mda. The Misiones Familiares [Family Missions] of La Plata began on Saturday, January 24th. Before departing for Magadalena, the place of mission 2015, the families and youths in the Shrine of La Plata bid farewell praying for the blessing of the Blessed Mother, the great missionary, so that the missions become a place of encounter with one another in Jesus.Read More
SPAIN, Juan Zaforas. Dear readers of Schoenstatt.org, allow me to share a beautiful story with you that took place last weekend in a small place near Madrid (Spain).        Read More