Schoenstatt – Reaching out Category

PARAGUAY, mda. "A faith received with joy and lived fully and generously can confer a humanizing force on society," Pope Francis said recently to the managers and laborers of the Terni Steel Mill. A few days later in the Mass Celebrated at Saint Martha, he recalled that the prophet Isaiah had clearly described fasting according to God's vision: "releasing those bound unjustly," "setting the oppressed free," but also "Is it not sharing bread with the hungry, bringing the afflicted and the homeless into your house," "clothing the naked?" AndRead More
PERÚ, Adriana Cáceres. The Leonor Tarifa Center of Peru, a charitable institution whose purpose is training and educating children with learning disorders so they may be duly respected, incorporate themselves into society and be useful and productive in their communities, offered a course: the Learning Process of students with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).  This course was held March 8th, at the Trujillo Schoenstatt Shrine (in the parish classrooms) and was directed towards teachers, parents and university students.Read More
URUGUAY, Lucía Nuñez. The morning of February 25th was one of those days that went down in history for the Schoenstatt Family of Uruguay.  After several years of work and effort, one of the Movement’s most cherished dreams came true:  the inauguration of the Liceo Providencia Papa Francisco (Providence Pope Francis High School) in the Casabó neighborhood (Montevideo).Read More
SPAIN, Juan Zaforas/mda. For the first time in Spain, an experience originating in Portugal gave its first fruits in Andalucia, the south of Spain. Country Mission was "created by a group of Catholic university youths who aim to put their service toward needy people" as the web of the Cordoba diocese stated. "We did not know how to bring Country Mission to Spain, we had no idea how many would sign up, nor to which town were we going, we had no idea on how things would workRead More
ARGENTINA, Nestor Reitano. “This Lady insisted on visiting her house and there was nothing I could do but bring her along!” This was one of the many comments heard at Villa Bastia, Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina from 20 – 26 January 2014.  These comments unlocked doors and melted many hearts, such that 120 missionaries gained entrance to many homes.  Read More
PARAGUAY, Fr. Antonio Cosp. At the heart of the Consistory and the many discussions led by the Bishop of Rome is the search for ways to open doors for remarried divorcees. It is like a fishbone that has got stuck in the throat. It is a subject that is addressed time and again with great concern. It is something that does not fit in when the whole theme of renewal – which reminds me of John XXIII – opens new vistas of mercy. Cardinal Walter Kasper was responsible for theRead More
mda. Facebook is buying Whatsapp, the German carnival is setting out on its final spurt, there is doping in Sochi, trees are being felled at the Original Shrine: Subjects that have brought the media, social networks and conversations to red heat in these days. ... Yet there is the tremendously formative force of solidarity - covenant solidarity, in which the eyes and heart reach "perhaps even further afield" - reaching beyond our immediate concerns and motivating us to get beyond what moves us directly. The relatives of a GermanRead More
CRUZADA DE MARÍA, Fr. José María Iturrería/mda. They´ve arrived!! After walking 400km through the Andes, the blessing of the wayside shrine of the Blessed Mother near the statue of Christ the Redeemer, the blessing of Pope Francis, and the covenant solidarity by hundreds of "crusaders in solidarity", they finally reached their destination on Saturday, 1 February. They arrived at the Bellavista shrine -- "the shrine that sends us on another crusade -- the "crusade of life." "On my spiritual knees, I prayed to the Blessed Mother to protect this enthusiasm,Read More
mda. "Have you got the Kentenich App already?" After a long day the groups are mixing in the cafeteria at the Schoenstatt Centre, Memholz. Four tinkerers are sitting in a corner, each with a smart phone in hand. "They won't be talking via Whatsapp, will they?" someone asked at the next table. She had only heard the word "app". Not at all. "Do you have the Kentenich App already?" The owners of iPhones have long faces, the two with smart phones using Android are looking pleased with themselves. "Of courseRead More
ARGENTINA, Lilita and Carlos Ricciardi.  The Family Missions by the Schoenstatt Family from La Plata have ended.  These have taken place for the second consecutive year in Coronel Pringles (Province of Buenos Aires).  The commentaries from the missionaries who have returned confirm that they have been successful.  During the Family Missions, priests from other areas have come to observe and to consider the possibility of having them next year in their parishes.  Therefore, they are going to have a lot of work to do, and for that reason, they needRead More