Agathe Hug. There are some important anniversaries in the year 2012.  Seventy years have passed since the January 20, 1942.  The Pre-founding Document of October 27, 1912 is one hundred years old.  It is seventy years since March 11, 1942.  Presumably many are scratching their heads.  Wednesday, March 11, 1942?  That was the day Father Kentenich began the trip to Dachau.  The train that took him from Koblenz to Limburg departed at approximately 4:00 p.m., passing through Bad Ems.  In Limburg, the train that carried the prisoners was connected toRead More

Posted On March 11, 2012 In Covenant Life

A ‘Coincidence’ of Dates

Cristina Arana de Sanguinetti. On January 20, 2012, I was reading an online Argentinean newspaper, La Nación, when I found an article by a well-known journalist; it was a report about the Argentinean Jews who escaped the Nazi Holocaust.  I am interested in learning all I can about our older brothers, the Jews, because our Father and the Founder of Schoenstatt also suffered during the Nazi regime.    Read More

Posted On March 9, 2012 In Covenant Life

A motherly visit to Corleone

ITALY, Calogero Tuzzolino. On January 28th, the Campaign's Pilgrim Auxiliary MTA was welcomed in our city of Corleone and in particular in the parish community of María SS. Delle Grazie of the Franciscan Brothers of the Third Order Regular. The welcome of the picture and its pilgrimage throughout the week until February 4th was an extraordinary experience lived with faith. The visit and presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary has enveloped us with Her maternal love.  Read More

Posted On March 9, 2012 In Jubilee 2014

The Father Symbol in Nogoyá

ARGENTINA, Guillermo Romero. On March 1st, the Schoenstatt Family from Nogoyá joyfully welcomed the visit of the Father Symbol traveling throughout the world.        Read More
org. The contours of the celebrations on 18 October 2014 in Schoenstatt and then in Rome are gradually becoming visible - and influence people in the worldwide Schoenstatt Movement. 2014 will be a pilgrimage ... and takes shape "with every step on our pilgrim way". 2014 is gathering the Family "from every country, community and generation to renew the covenant of love" (WD 2014) at the Original Shrine. It opens its door in a new way from 1 April. The "original Peregrina" with which Joao Pozzobon walked 140.000 km onRead More
GERMANY, fma. "We are swimming in the great current of graces toward Jubilee 2014 and some obstacles exist, but above all there are many experiences which show that the impossible is possible. The Holy Virgin is triumphant…" Renate and Christian Immler de Kempten have faced more than one wall that seemed impossible to conquer, along with a small, untiring group that believe in the Joseph Kentenich School and for whom they have "lived, loved, and suffered". Now the development is taking on a dynamic that even surprisesRead More
PARAGUAY, María Luz Fleitas. March 4th - second Sunday in Lent - with the Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Youth Shrine (Santuario Joven) was decorated with banners from the Boys' Youth. This next Saturday, three new priestly vocations born in this Shrine will enter the novitiate of the Schoenstatt Fathers: Carlos Sandoval, Santiago Yegros and Víctor González.    Read More
SPAIN, Rodolfo Monedero. The first course of the Family Pedagogy School in Spain started on February 24th in the outskirts of Madrid. This initiative was made possible with the support of the German and Austrian Schools, and answered the desire of some Spanish families. In attendance were Ella and Thomas Herkommer, who will accompany the group throughout the two years of the course, as were Gertrud and Norbert Jehle, the speakers and directors of the German School.    Read More