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ARGENTINA, communication team for Pilgrimage of the Villages  • Amoris laetitia (The Joy of Love in Latin) is Pope Francis’ second post-synodal apostolic exhortation, signed on 19 March 2016 and made public on 8 April 2016. As the subtitle of the document indicates, it is about the love within the family so Christian spouses are explicitly mentioned in the part indicating to whom it is addressed. As is customary in the Church, this exhortation was published at the conclusion of two synods, one extraordinary and the other ordinary, (in this caseRead More
ARGENTINA, Carlos Cappelletti • More than 200 men from all of Argentina and from Chile will meet in Nueve de Julio during the weekend of the 19-21, for the 8th National Gathering of the Madrugadores. The founders of los Madrugadores, Octavio Galarce (international) and Roberto Horat (Argentina) will participate. Moreover, speakers such as Bishop Ariel Torrado Mosconi, Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Fr. Guillermo Cassone, a Schoenstatt Father from Tucumán; Fr. Manolo Prieto, Marianist priest from Nueve de Julio; and Fr. Mamerto Meapace OSB will participate. The motto chosen forRead More
PERU, Maria Fischer, with material presented on the cieesinternacional.org website• The fifth International Congress of Schoenstatt Businessmen and Executives will be held from the 2-4 November in Lima Peru, with the motto: “The company, a path to holiness.” “This Congress is preceded by the following Congresses: Guayaquil, Ecuador (2011); San Jose, Costa Rica (2013); and Monterrey, Mexico (2015). At these Congresses, the participants defined the Schoenstatt business leader mindset and the CIEES’ mission and vision,” explained Jorge Arteata, a committee organizer. The Spanish acronym CIEES (which is also used byRead More
BURUNDI, Fr. Claudio Jeria • It’s the same the world over and Burundi, one of the poorest countries in Africa, is no different. Those who are without education are vulnerable and anyone can deceive them, play them for fools, take advantage of them and act unjustly towards them. Without education, they do not have the ability to know their rights and their potential. Lack of knowledge is slavery. Knowledge is freedom. Those who possess knowledge can speak out, fluently state their position, and have the agility to navigate their wayRead More
BRAZIL, By Leonardo Rodrigues – Jumas Guarapuava, via www.jumasbrasil.com.br • It was a cold Sunday (23 July) in Guarapuava, with temperatures around 6°C, but the wind made it feel colder. At about 6am, the Street Coffee crew gathered in front of Our Lady of Agony, the parish church in Santa Cruz neighbourhood.  For those of us who are used to a certain degree of comfort, it is already difficult to get up in the cold weather. Imagine what it’s like for those who live on the street! With this in mind,Read More
PARAGUAY, Ani Souberlich, director of Mother of Tupãrenda House • On 30 June, the Mother of Tupãrenda House was once again festively decorated in celebration for a participant’s graduation from the 9-month project. One more young man has shown us that he only needed the opportunity to have another option for life. He needed someone who would show him the right road, to learn the road, and to choose the best for himself and his family. Relatives of the graduate, Fr. Pedro Kühlcke, and Lourdes Marín, representing Fundaprova (Foundation forRead More

Posted On 07.08.2017In Projects

Building Family

URUGUAY, Juan Andrés Nopitsch • “Family Day”, which is celebrated annually at Providencia Educational Center in Montevideo, is an activity intended for enjoyment, to get to know each other, and to get families to participate in the little ones’ educational process. “The beautiful thing about this celebration is that it was possible thanks to the great effort of the families. They organized every detail. We only accompanied and organized a little,” Damián Restuccia, the school psychologist, related. “We were very happy with everything that was accomplished.” This year the FamilyRead More
BURUNDI, Diomede Mujojoma • The Lenten Action Commission from the Mount Sion Gikungu Shrine in Burundi visited Muyinga prison on 23 July 2017. They took along donations of clothes, 350kg of rice, 65l of palm oil, 140kg of maize meal, 35kg of sugar, 50kg of salt, 72 tubes of toothpaste, bread, ham and Fanta to give to the prisoners. The delegation headed by Félix Naishakiye, the vice president of Lenten Action Commission, left Bujumbura in two vehicles at 7.30 in the morning. They were late in arriving because they didRead More
URUGUAY, Juan Andrés Nopitsch • On Friday, 9 June, six young boys from Providencia School were baptized and twelve made their First Communion in a very emotional and joyful ceremony. We celebrated the sacraments of Baptism and First Communion accompanied by families, educators, friends and with the participation of Cardinal Daniel Sturla. “It was really a time for the family, it was a very special moment that was awaited by the little ones, who had prepared themselves for several months. There were many feelings: emotion, anxiety, joy…Heaven really touched earth,Read More
PARAGUAY, Margarita Beckers and Lauro Cañete • The first Ministry of Hope spiritual retreat in the Diocese of Encarnación, Paraguay took place on July 1st and 2nd.  The Ministry of Hope is an apostolate of the Catholic Church favoring those faithful who have divorced or separated and are forming a new family. The Ministry of Hope’s origin emerged in the Schoenstatt Movement under the guidance of Fr. Antonio Cosp and some Schoenstatt families – on May 30, 2006 – in the National Schoenstatt Shrine at Tupãrenda, Ypacaraí near Asunción.  SinceRead More