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Francisco Grondona/Diego Asili/mkf. In the second part of the interview wiht Father José Maria Garcia on behalf of the anniversary of Conference 2014, realized in the PressOffice, the conversation resolves around the task of Team 2014 commissioned in December 2009, the importance of the authentic life growing from the local Schoenstatt families as subject of all the celebrations, and how Schoenstatt will prepare for to celebrate, together, as a family, the birthday of the Covenant of Love. This is the second part of the interview; the first one can beRead More
Sarah-Leah Pimentel. When we were children, our catechism teachers taught us to give up something for Lent as a way of recalling how much Jesus gave up for us by dying on the Cross. This is a good Lenten habit most of us have carried into adulthood because it allows us to practice self-discipline. But how often in our journey through Lent do we consider the miracle of new life we received through Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection? More precisely, when was the last time we reflected on the miracleRead More
Francisco Grondona. The process for canonization for Father Kentenich was opened on February 10, 1975, in the city of Tréveris. Father Angel Strada, since January 20, 1997, is the postulator for the cause of Father Kentenich and also for Mario Hiriart whose process is now in Rome. In this interview, Father Angel tells us the status of Father Kentenich's process…..the steps which must be followed and how to maintain alive the interest for the canonization of our Father and Founder.  Read More
Sr. M. Fatima Dotto. The fire in the Province House belonging to the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary destroyed the attic and the roof. This is where a large image of the crucified Christ had been carefully stored.Read More
mkf. A few days ago, the international news agency, Zenit, published an article containing an interview with Fr. Giancarlo Centioni about the illegal network Pio XII started to help Jewish people. In one line of this article, there is an incorrect reference to Fr. Kentenich and his role in this network, the German branch of which operated under a society called Raphaels-Verein, founded by the Pallotine Fathers. As a result of this article and the echo that spread both throughout the Schoenstatt Family and various other circles, it has becomeRead More
Fr. Nicolás Schwizer. The 20th of January of 1942 is for Father not only one of the four milestones, but is also the axis of our history.      Read More
2009 comes to its end and as usual during this time, I make this meditation between the celebrations of Christmas and Epiphany. Undoubtedly, the "globalization" of the world has made us live some events with intensity: global warming, world-wide economic crisis, terrorism, insecurity, migration….. In addition to what the planet has experienced, we must add our own lives with their dreams and disappointments, successes and failures, happiness and suffering….. It is our history, the history of each one of us, at the end of another year which will soon be "past,"Read More
Fr. Nicolás Schwizer. What do we celebrate at Christmas? We celebrate the birth of a child, but not that of a common child, rather, it is a Child who is God. Now, if we compare this birth with other births, for example, with the births of our children, then we notice some strange things. This child is born in unusual circumstances, disconcerting, even annoying circumstances - since it has to do with the Son of God.  Read More
Fr. José María García (vice-superior of the Schoenstatt Fathers and with Sr. M Luciane Machens is in charge of the 2014 Commission) was interviewed by VINCULO, magazine of the Schoenstatt Movement in Chile, on the Schoenstatt centennial in 2014 and the preparation there of.    Read More
Jorge H. Day. Let us imagine a primitive man thousands of years ago, facing the unheard of fact of a night sky filled with stars and a day with a countless variety of species. Perhaps the first thing which caught his attention was the rhythmic succession of night following each day. Or, he began to understand that there were cycles in nature with warm days and fruits alternating with the desolation of winter. He must have quickly received intuition, that is, the irrational awareness that behind that infinite variety thereRead More