Hna. M. Elizabet Parodi. "Something that always impressed me on visits to the monasteries of Mount Athos is that, upon arrival, the first thing which they offered a guest of honor was to visit the chapel of the relics of the saints. There is where the heart of the monastery beats and there the monks receive the incentive for their spiritual growth."(Cardinal Angelo Amato, words addressed to the postulators, Augustinianum, Rome, January 19, 2012.)This comment by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, expresses aRead More
ITALY, Vincenzo Rocco. Sunday, April 22. Sicily. Our Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt had gathered in Palermo, at the "Jesus Liberatore di Fondo Margifaraci" centre, about 1,500 faithful from all parts of the island, for the 7th Regional Meeting of her family. To welcome us all, was the auxiliary image of the Pilgrim Mother for Italy, which on that day ended the visit in our beautiful Sicily that both loves and worships her.    Read More

Posted On May 12, 2012 In Covenant Life

Who’s in Charge?

Margaret Steinhage Fenelon. Oh, I can just picture him, sitting across the table from me, doodling words and symbols on his notepad and with a playful glint in his eyes. I’m in a snit about one thing or another, indignantly raging about something gone wrong in my life, and looking for justification, direction, and rectification. My spiritual director smiles, sets his pen down, leans back in his chair, and looks me in the eye.    Read More
GERMANY, fma. The "I" in IKAF is growing. Amazement, followed by smiles and with some delay for translation, was the reaction of the participants at the meeting of the International Academy for Leaders at Schoenstatt auf'm Berg, Memholz. And indeed, through the presence of Fabrizio Usai from Rome, member of the founder generation of the Schoenstatt Family in Italy, programmer of schoenstatt.org, and by profession the leader of around a dozen colleagues, the meeting from 20-22 April had in fact become more international, and switched happily between German and EnglishRead More
PERU, Queca Espinoza. The Blessed Mother receives her diocesan priest sons in the de la Molina Shrine in Lima, Peru.  As they do each month, one by one they arrived happily at the Shrine to visit their dear Mother…to thank her for the experiences of the past month, to present her their petitions, their desires, their successes, and failures.    Read More
BRAZIL, fma. Maria Rita Vianna from Sao Paulo, Brazil, joined the schoenstatt.org and schoenstatt2014.org translation and editorial team several weeks ago.  She translates from Spanish to Portuguese.  Here, she shares what it means for her to translate for the international website, her apostolate and what most attracts her about the Covenant of Love Jubilee.      Read More
org. Father Heinrich Walter, Superior General of the Schoenstatt Fathers, today, May 10th,  sent a  request for financial support for the Original Shrine to the superiors of the Schoenstatt Fathers. The letter, already published in German at the German National Website, announces the foundation of an Association of Support. As fundraising methods and customs vary from country to country,  and due to the lack of internationally viable Read More
ROME, VIS/Amelia Peirone. The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He also authorised, among others, the promulgation of the decree  concerning the heroic virtues of Sister M. Emilie Engel.      Read More