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org. There are moments which perhaps only last a minute or less, and they become a message for years, for centuries. During the Youth Vigil with the Holy Father, last September 24th in Friburg, a KNA photographer captured one of these moments: The Light of Christ offered by a Church giving witness - represented in the missionary Pilgrim Virgin and a youth who is hoisted onto the shoulders of others. Spontaneously, Father José María García, leader of Team 2014 - responsible for the preparation of Jubilee 2014 - called itRead More
Fr. José María García. On 9 October many shrines in the world will begin a novena in preparation for 18 October when thousands of people in over a hundred countries will celebrate the covenant of love with the Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt and start the second year of the triennium of preparation for the jubilee of the covenant of love: the Year of the Shrine Current. In the Original Shrine the international opening will be celebrated on the eve of 18 October - at 9 p.m. local time onRead More
Fr. Javier Arteaga. Last September 15th was the 43rd anniversary of Father Kentenich's death. Those who have visited his tomb in Schoenstatt always recall the prayerful atmosphere, the austerity of the place and the phrase on his tomb which summarizes his life: Dilexit Ecclesiam (He Loved the Church).      Read More
ARGENTINA, aat. Still contemplating with awesome gratitude about the miracle of WYD in Madrid with it extraordinary moments of grace and youthful enthusiasm (of all ages), a "little pearl" from the mail from Zenit of September 10th, activates the Schoenstatt radar.      Read More
Margaret Steinhage Fenelon. The other day, I wiped the slate clean. Literally. Here in the United States, we have a saying, “wipe the slate clean.” Years ago, it referred to the practice of writing on pieces of slate with a pencil also made of slate, which could be erased and used again and again for various things such as school lessons, business accounts, and nautical navigations. Although today we use paper and electronic devices to keep account of these things, the term “wipe the slate clean” is still in use,Read More
Dr. Alicja Kostka. The decision to stop Joseph Engling's process for the moment has caused some consternation among his devotees. The group of people who are responsible for the homepage www.engling.pl have even asked whether this information should be publicised.      Read More
Sarah-Leah Pimentel. During a series of talks on Fr. Kentenich given by Fr. Werner Kuller a few weeks ago to the Schoenstatt Family in Johannesburg, we received an invitation: to make a Covenant of Love with our father and founder.        Read More
Cristina and Javier Cabral. We are progressing on the spiritual pilgrimage to the Original Shrine for the great jubilee of 10/18/14, the centennial of the Covenant of Love. During this year dedicated to the Founding Father, his children are not only imploring for faith like his in Schoenstatt and its mission, but, we want to commit ourselves even more to this mission, we want to feel responsible for its inheritance.    Read More
ENGLAND, mkf. In this month of June, Fr. Duncan McVicar is giving three talks which tell the story of the "Garden of Mary" for all who wish to know more about the spirituality of the Father and Founder of the international Schoenstatt Movement. The talks are recorded and can be followed as livestream of video on demand via Schoenstatt-tv.      Read More
Sarah-Leah Pimentel. During a recent meeting of the Schoenstatt Women's League, one of our members shared the following quote by Barack Obama: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."      Read More