Monthly Archives: "June 2011"

Fr. Alberto Eronti. Last year, I wrote in an article that the entire Family should walk toward the Jubilee of the first Schoenstatt century in the hand of the Father of the Family. Why? Because we want to fulfill his mandate: "Each generation is called to re-found Schoenstatt."      Read More
LEBANON, Toufic Labaki, aat. A Biblical country, mentioned 72 times in the Old Testament, famous for its precious wood cedars, perfumed and which is not likely to decay - a symbol of the Immaculata - with which Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem. In the southern part of its territory lies Cana where they preserve the ruins of six stone jars: "They have no more wine - Do what He tells you."    Read More
mkf. It was a joy to celebrate this 18th - 1,217 days -39 18ths- from October 18, 2014 - especially on a Saturday, because this way the usual Mass "toward 2014" that morning in the Original Shrine - in covenant with Kuwait - was at the same time celebrated as a Covenant Mass, transmitted live via schoenstatt-tv! Father Heinrich Walter, President of the General Presidency of Schoenstatt, was the celebrant (since Father José María García was in Paraguay for the priestly ordination of Alfredo Pereira and Pedro Miraballes). Read More
mkf. "There's always a bed in a cornfield!" For the last two or three years a canny pub owner in Germany has been offering bed & breakfast at a "Thousand-star-hotel" using this song from the 1970s. And it is just that: in a cornfield under the stars. But not quite the thing for the eight, ten or fifteen or more thousand pilgrims from all over the world making their way to Schoenstatt and Rome in October 2014. No, we aren't offering a bed in a cornfield, but one in aRead More
mkf. The entire Board of Directors of the International Family Federation participated in the Mass "toward 2014" on Saturday, the 28th, celebrated in the Original Shrine in covenant with Japan. Some youth from Chile, the Gold's from Argentina, Pilar and Luis Jensen of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Families, members of Team 2014, and people from the area also participated. Once again the bilingual Holy Mass was celebrated in Spanish and German.    Read More