cda. A large, red wine gum with a smiley face looks up at me from my desk. It's a bit squashed, because the little girl who gave it to me had held it for a long time tightly and lovingly clasped in her hand before placing it in mine.      Read More

Posted On June 11, 2012 In Uncategorized

In Covenant toward 2014– Tucumán prays for Africa

ARGENTINA, Silvia Sibay. In 2012, the year dedicated to the Shrine Current on the road to the 100 years’ Jubilee celebration of the Covenant of Love, Schoenstatters of Tucumán, Argentina, want to join Father Kentenich spiritually and the International Schoenstatt family in preparing for the renewal of a Covenant solidarity, of the Covenant of Love in its missionary, international and networking quality for the renewal of all of Schoenstatt worldwide.  That is why they decided to join in prayer, making a weekly spiritual pilgrimage to each of the countries whereRead More
PM. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 31st, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch spoke in favor of a “culture of contemplation”.  At a congress with the theme of New Evangelization held in Schoenstatt, Zollitsch pointed out to the conviction of experienced educators “that the first way of religious education is one that supports the ability to be simply and easily surprised by the phenomena of life.  Zollitsch added:  “in the Katholikentag of Mannheim (Germany), all the activities that are held at the religious center in which the subject of contemplation was presented,Read More
BURUNDI, Innocent Kabarundi and Diomède Mujojoma. After three weeks of preparation, ninety-nine families in the Bujumbura deanery received their home shrines.  For three weeks, the candidates learnt what a Shrine is: the origins of the Home shrine within the Schoenstatt Movement, the church’s teaching on shrines, how to prepare for a Home shrine, the connection between the home shrine the Original Shrine and the Daughter Shrines, the connection between the Home shrine and the family members, and the advantages of having a home shrine.  After each session, families who alreadyRead More
MEXICO, Eduardo Shelley. The road to heaven is not easy.  It has obstacles, and it must be traveled with constant effort.  The road to the Monterrey Schoenstatt Shrine of “Mary, Road to Heaven” that showers it graces from the heights of the Cerro del Caído, 500 meters above the city, is the same.  Ten years ago, on May 18th, in the presence of a great number of participants who arrived from Monterrey and many nearby cities, it was blessed.    Read More
INTERNATIONAL, Juan Zaforas. On May 26th and 27th, the first International Conference of the Federation Families was held at the Bellavista Shrine, Chile.  It was very enriching for everyone, and undoubtedly the best thing was that the members of the Federation Families from the entire world: Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, United States, Spain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico…met for the first time.    Read More

Posted On June 9, 2012 In Uncategorized

The Paraguayan Family loaned us the Father Symbol

CHILE, Rodrigo Aguilera Castillo/Carmen Rogers. Once again the Chilean Family had the gift of celebrating the third milestone of our history with the Father Symbol, which is on pilgrimage toward 2014 to all the world’s Shrines.      Read More
ARGENTINA, Joaquín Lavini. To commemorate means celebrating, and in so doing, it is going ahead and making plans towards the newest times. On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, the Shrine in Rosario (Santa Fe Province) commemorated its first nineteen years of life and began its jubilee year toward their 20th Anniversary with the clear Symbol of a Covenant of Love.    Read More