mkf. On the morning of September 18th, a large group of Argentineans bid farewell to the Original Shrine departing early in the morning for Rome via Stuttgart, Munich, and Quarten, Switzerland. They had been visiting Schoenstatt since September 12th. They attended the Mass on September 15th in the Adoration Church, and they traveled around Schoenstatt as well as the surrounding areas in the footsteps of the Father. For many of them, it was their first visit to Schoenstatt. "I still cannot believe I am truly here,” said Coco RicciardiRead More
Sr. M. Angela Macari. An historical moment occurred for the Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother Campaign in the Philippines on September 20, 2009. Christina Klein from Brodenbach returned home to Germany after her 5-month participation in the Extended Stay Program in Brazil, bringing with her the Pilgrim Mother Auxiliary for the Philippines. She and her family generously became -- as Deacon Pozzobon liked to say of himself -- "a little donkey", transporting the 24 lb. auxiliary from the Frankfurt Main airport to the Original Shrine. Sincere thanks were extended to her andRead More

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Margaret Steinhage Fenelon. The other morning, I had the rare opportunity to be early for daily Mass. No small feat for me, as those who know me well will testify. But I digress... As I knelt there, working myself into "Mass mode" and trying to stop lamenting the half-drunk cup of coffee I left on my kitchen counter, I spied a senior couple entering the church.  Read More
POLAND, Kuba Orowski and Marysia Kwas. Young people from all over Poland recently came to Świder near Warsaw in order to finish the summer vacation time in a Schoenstatt way. Inspired by this year's motto: "Yes, Father, I trust in you," they attended lectures and courses regarding fatherhood and the role of a father in one's life -Father God, Father and Founder, and family fathers-.Read More
CHILE, Mauricio Donoso. Boys’ Youth from the Roses of Mary Shrine,  in San Fernando, Chile, placed the first stone of their work for this new stage as a branch in Chile. It is Saturday afternoon in the valley of Colchagua, and a group of youth climb a hill, with the storng sunlight that shines on them, that encourages them to climb higher and higher…They reach the peak, they see the valley from the heights, they try to identify places that they know below in the city…they recognize their school, someRead More
mkf. On August 31, 2009, Mr. Franz M. Vogel was seventy years old; he is a member of the Institute of the Schoenstatt Brothers of Mary. He was born in Rottweil, and he is “fruit” of the apostolic work of Father Moser; he affirms, smiling. He is the one who on every 18th and frequently at other times lights the fire, where the contributions to the Capital of Grace are burned after the renewing of the Covenant of Love at the Original Shrine. Although he is not veryRead More
Theresia Rutzmoser. Imagine your houses’ doorbell ringing; you open the door, and there before you are two youths with a picture of the Blessed Mother in their arms. They introduce themselves as a Catholic youth group who wants to talk to you about faith, and furthermore, they invite you to participate in different activities at the parish. Scary? Courageous? Unusual? This scene was not invented; it truly has been done hundreds of times. It happened during Missions 2009: Live the Faith, which was carried out for theRead More
mkf. Sent: this is what still resounds – after more than two weeks since August 20th – in the more than 350 Schoenstatt Federation members who, after participating in the congress, the celebration and the pilgrimage, have returned to their countries of origin and their areas of apostolate. Sent and encouraged to assume a dynamic apostolic spirit ….. a spirit of freedom and a federative community spirit ….. and shared responsibility ….. as was expressed by Fr. Heinrich Walter in his words of greeting and motivation: Read More