PARAGUAY, Alma and José Ovelar. On a rainy morning, many members of the Family gathered in Holy Mary of the Trinity Church to seal their Childlike Covenant of Love with Father Joseph Kentenich and others who renewed theirs. The rite was properly carried out after the Mass and Father Antonio's homily; he reminded them repeatedly "everything in life is a covenant."    Read More

Posted On February 8, 2012 In Covenant Life

The National Shrine in Ecuador

ECUADOR, Mariuxi Villacrés. On January 20, 2012, the Family from Ecuador gathered once again to recall Schoenstatt's Second Milestone and to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Blessing of the "Father's Family, Home for the World Shrine". Bishop Iván Minda celebrated the Eucharist and was accompanied by the choir that had prepared a special repertoire for this occasion.    Read More
BURUNDI, Diomède Mujojoma. "The world is large. May your hearts also be big like the heart of the Child Jesus who sets the hearts of all men on fire." This was the message by the Archbishop of Bujumbura, Evaristo Ngoyagoye, to the thousands of children of the Missionary Childhood from the various parishes in the Bujumbura archdiocese, gathered together at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mount Zion Gikungu on January 8, 2012 for the Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord - Children's Missionary Day - ofRead More
Agathe Hug. Of course, you can belong to Schoenstatt and 'only' speak your mother tongue. Undoubtedly however, it is also good for Schoenstatters to speak various languages. Last week it was Polish, and this week, in covenant with Portugal, it was Portuguese, Spanish, English, and German. This is one sign of the obvious growth of the internationality of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement on its pilgrimage towards 2014, as God's pilgrim people who praise and worship God in every language.      Read More
GERMANY, fma. A small Father Symbol and two photos of the developing Fr Kentenich statue lay on the table. Sitting around it nine enthusiastic people, the core team (not all were present) for the feast on 20 May, the feast when the statue of Fr Kentenich would be placed at the centre of Schoenstatt auf'm Berg, also visibly. They actually believed that in two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) they would be able to discover the central value and the motto for the feast. And since it was impossible in such aRead More
SCOTLAND, Fr. Michael Savage. I am sure that all of us and certainly every family has a special photograph that is treasured in their family album or shoe box. It might not be very well taken, it could be blurred or over exposed but it remains special because of what it represents. A special event in the life of a family. The first picture of a new born child, the only image we might have of a dear grandmother, a special celebration. Here is one such image that is partRead More

Posted On February 3, 2012 In Jubilee 2014

4th of February: Romania

ROMANIA, Sister M. Aenn Fischer. Romania is a very interesting country. A variety of people strive to live in harmony among each other with their own cultures, languages, and behaviors. The most important minorities include the Hungarians, gypsies, German, and Ukranians. Just twenty years ago, Romania was oppressed by the communist regimen. Since 1989 it has become politically close to the states of Western Europe, and it is a member of NATO (2004) and the European Union (2007).  Read More
GERMANY, fma. "Living a successful and happy family life today - that is what is desirable and worthwhile striving for despite the difficulties, still today and in the future. Families can learn and experience how it is possible to live a successful and happy family life in Schoenstatt auf'm Berg, Memholz, Germany." You could read those words in a press report on a variety of events in the framework of Marriage Week in the district of Kempten. Those who were in Memholz two weekends ago (mid January) could experience theRead More