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IN A FEW WORDS, Fr. Joaquín Alliende L. Our founder signalled that there are two legitimate forms of faith in Jesus Christ.  We believe that he is one hundred percent God and one hundred percent Man.  Using the same words, we can give them a different emphasis.  He is Man God.  He is Man God.    Read More
IN A FEW WORDS, Fr. Joaquín Alliende Luco. So, who and what, essentially, is Fr. Kentenich?  A philosopher, educator, prophet, theologian, pastor, lawyer?  He is a multi-faceted Catholic.  His formation for the priesthood took place in a seminary that prepared heroic missionaries for life in Cameroon, and not the life of a theologian in Europe.Read More
org. “Communication at the service of an authentic culture of encounter” is the title of Pope Francis' Message on the 48th World Communications Day, the only world day established by Vatican Council II, which is celebrated the Sunday prior to the Feast of Pentecost, and which this year falls on 1 June.  The message is date 24 January, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of communicators.  Already in January, the schoenstatt.org administrators have taken the title and content of Pope Francis' message as the guide forRead More
IN A FEW WORDS, Fr. Joaquín Alliende Luco. Fr. Kentenich often emphasized a metaphor: "Schoenstatt is a mysterious realm," born in a crib of its very own, the "O-r-i-g-i-n-a-l Shrine."  This is a place, a land, walls, a roof, a bell tower, an altar.  All of 'our originality' issues from this spring of living water that our father and founder described as the "three graces of origin." Joseph Kentenich did not invent this triad.  He simply confirmed and listed it: "Rootedness," "Transformation in Christ," "Apostolic Mission." He interpreted these threeRead More
IN FEW WORDS, Fr. Joaquín Alliende Luco. It is an avalanche of images and brutal texts.  It is Cain destroying Abel.  It hurts us so much that we instinctively protect ourselves.  We wish we did not have to suffer with those heart-rending humans in Syria.  Understandable, but dangerous.  By not having to cry so much with others, we are capable of drugging ourselves and vanishing the atrocious reality of hell.    Read More
SPAIN, org. In his pastoral plan for the month of May 2014, the Director of the Schoenstatt M1ovement in Spain, Father Carlos Padilla, offers the Schoenstatt Family in Spain and all schoenstatt.org readers, an important and current incentive at the service of life and the Jubilee pilgrimage. His starting point is the Spanish Schoenstatt Family's Jubilee gift to form a network of living shrines, a network of life, a missionary network. On the road to 2014, he has dedicated this month to pilgrimage and what it means toRead More
VATICAN, red. A “cleaner” more agile, straightforward, and above all, more accessible and informative website describes the Holy See’s (www.vatican.va) new remodeled webpages introduced online May 2nd.  Read More
José M. Vidal/RD. He wins people over with just his presence. It is not in vain that the Cardinal of New York, Timothy Dolan, describes himself as “tall, fat and bald.” And, if to his imposing presence he unites a flashy sense of humor, it can be understood that he quickly conquers an audience as he did yesterday at the Universidad de la Santa Croce de la Obra in Rome, in a conference laden with jokes. But within the cabbage, there is a salad of messages suchRead More
SPAIN/CHILE, mda. "Until now, it is really the best I have read on 2014," commented someone from the schoenstatt.org management team, and "I hope our people know to take advantage of this material which is offered to them for their reflection and in their conferences," says Carlos Cantú from the Family Federation and a Conference 2014 participant…..like Father Carlos Padilla, Director of the Schoenstatt Movement of Spain, author of the aforemention text who now, to give it further dissemination, comes out on Editorial Nueva Patris Chile as aRead More
EASTER 2014, Fr. José María García. Dear friends, Heartfelt Easter greetings to all.  A greeting that is also a prayer, imploring that the Risen Lord's words to Mary Magdalene can come to life among us, especially during this time of grace, of jubilee for our Covenant Family and of renewal for our Church.      Read More