Schoenstatt – Reaching out Category

GERMANY, Sister M. Anne-Meike Brück. Women, who find themselves struggling against the pain of separation and/or guilt feelings, financial difficulties, or the lack of employment, can easily lose sight of themselves. The goal of the seminars for divorced or separated women held in Vallendar-Schoenstatt is to provide interaction with people who experience similar situations, to enjoy fellowship, to receive encouragement to begin anew, and to develop new perspectives for the future.Read More
PARAGUAY, Lala Rivarola. “As a baptized person, I have become an apostle, a witness of Christ, and that is the reason that I want to give witness to Him among men/women. I have met Jesus, I have experienced his love, his presence and his work in my life, and I have been transformed by him. That is the reason that I cannot refrain from taking him to others. Christ has chosen me, and he has sent me forth. This reality speaks to us that the attitude and apostolic spirit shouldRead More
BRAZIL, mda. Gustavo Boacolo Nogueiro da Gama had his 25th birthday this passed August 18, 2014. On this same day, he contacted the editorial office of schoenstatt.org with the intention of motivating many others with something which has changed his life: the Men’s Rosary. This is a great current of masculine spirituality in Brazil and which (this is how he expresses his great desire) should spread to other countries. We spoke with Gustavo about his encounter with Men’s Rosary, its importance for the Church in Brazil and the social commitmentRead More
Fundación 180° [Foundation 180°] - Education for Change is an institution based in Dr. Cocca neighbourhood in Calera, Córdoba Province, Argentina. It is made up of young professionals, belonging to the Schoenstatt Movement and who work on missionary solidarity projects: providing support, generating action for change, creating programmes and activities that promote, stimulate, and facilitate education for change and progress in all sectors of society. The premise for their work is that that education is the fundamental pillar for change. They strive for a more just andRead More
ARGENTINA, AICA. "Celebrating 100 years of pedagogical experience” is the theme of the annual conference of the Joseph Kentenich Pedagogical Center (CPJK, Spanish acronym) that will be held August 16-18, on the grounds of New Schoenstatt, in Florencio Varela.      Read More
PARAGUAY, Lala Rivarola. The day has come – today the Catholic missions of Ciudad del Este will start.  This is already the fourth year that youths from Ciudad del Este will go on mission.  They will be accompanied by Father Pedro Kühlcke, adviser of the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth. From August 13-17, they will go to two towns, “Santa Rita” and “Tavapy”, for the first time.Read More
PARAGUAY, dequeni.org.py. There are stories that inspire. This is the case of Mrs. Elvira’s children, whose story deserves to be told, because despite all the adversities that they are facing, they make a great effort to adapt and remain as an example for their classmates and for themselves.  Read More
GUINEA-BISSAU/PORTUGAL, Sr. M. Paula Leite. For the third year running, the Bafatá Diocese in Guinea-Bissau from 7-26 July, welcomed ten youth (six girls and four boys) from the Schoenstatt Youth in Lisbon, six mothers and two fathers, and Rosana Silva from the Schoenstatt Women's Institute (Institute Our Lady of Schoenstatt).  Read More
PARAGUAY, Antonia Delvalle C./ABCcolor. A total of forty-five residents from Itauguá Educational Center for minor offenders received baptismal waters yesterday, within the framework of a Eucharistic celebration by priests of the Schoenstatt Movement.Read More
PUERTO RICO, Edgardo L. Rivera. In what they identified as their first great mission and in imitation of their good friend John Louis Pozzobon, members of the Schoenstatt Missionary Motorcyclists Club (MMCS by its German acronym) visited Carmen Vargas Center for Elderly in the town of Hatillo, Puerto Rico, sharing peace and joy of the Holy Spirit (and also many candies). They were welcomed with great surprise and emotion by employees and elderly residents of this center.Read More