dialogue Tag

Instrumentum Laboris
Synod on Synodality, Thierry Bonaventura, Communication manager/mfi • Last Tuesday, 20 June, the General Secretariat of the Synod was finally able to present the Instrumentum laboris (IL), the working document that will animate the work of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (4-29 October 2023). — The works on the preparation of this text “of the whole Church” – as defined by Cardinal Mario Grech during the presentation press conference – began in April, in the aftermath of the continental synodal assemblies and the reception ofRead More
apostolado
POPE FRANCIS ON APOSTOLIC ZEAL • “It is not to transmit an ideology or a doctrine – in quotation marks – about God, no. It is to transmit God who becomes life in me,” Pope Francis said in his catechesis on evangelization. It is to transmit God who becomes life in me,” said Pope Francis in his catechesis on evangelization on Wednesday, March 22. Without fear of searching, without fear of new words, without fear of dialogue with the real world, always go beyond: “Beyond our confines, beyond our barriers,Read More
Forta
SPAIN, Carlos Sáinz de los Terreros • Last Sunday, October 23, we met with couples who had participated in the different sessions of the Workshop for the Strengthening of Marriage (FORTA). Since the first event in September 2015, there have already been nine of them in Spain, in which more than two hundred couples have participated. — FORTA has been an unforgettable experience for all who have participated. But there is a catch: once it has been participated, it cannot be repeated. In response to the concern expressed by manyRead More
comunicación
Carlos Ricciardi, Argentina • In this world, where we are immediately connected with what is happening everywhere, where we receive numerous messages, notices, circulars, notifications, promotions, spam, etc., and where we also communicate with our favorite or necessary pages for our work, social, family, sports, religious, commercial and other activities, I ask myself and I ask you (as my parish priest Guillermo says in his sermons) Is my communication and use of today’s digital media efficient and responsible? — … someone would appear saying Happy Birthday! With the massive useRead More
COSTA RICA, Carla Hidalgo Vega • In recent days the First Retreat for Young Schoenstatt Couples in Costa Rica was held, in which 31 couples that have been married less than five years, participated.— During this weekend, the couples learned about the importance of the Eucharistic life in an explained Mass and a talk that they received with great enthusiasm from Father José Luis Correa, advisor of the Movement in Costa Rica. Throughout the retreat, they received the testimony of several couples from the Family Branch about various subjects, amongRead More
CHILE, Fr. Juan Pablo Rovegno Michell / staff • Friday, October 18th – of all days! – the violent riots in Chile, which left so many speechless, began with severe attacks and excesses in the subway, causing six lines to collapse and to be put out of  operation on Saturday or Sunday. On Monday, only the main line worked with 60% of the stations, in addition to looting and arson attacks on several stations. There was also a series of attacks on supermarkets and pharmacies with looting and arson attacks.Read More
18 OCTOBER IN SCHOENSTATT, Maria Fischer • “What does it mean for an Argentinian who visits Schoenstatt for 18 October when the Mass and sermon centre on the German Movement’s motto for the year?” Daniel Martino, a member of the Family Federation, reflected for a moment, smiled and answered: “That’s just what I expected. The ‘Germanness’ of Schoenstatt! Nevertheless we had headphones and translation. And the sermon was powerful. It called for such radical openness that it was immaterial that it reflected on the German motto for the year. ItRead More
COMMUNICATION ACCORDING TO JOSEPH KENTENICH’S EXAMPLE, Maria Fischer .    “So that you can tell your son and grandson” (Ex 10:2). Life creates history. That is the theme Pope Francis has chosen for the World Communication Day. “By choosing this theme, taken from a passage in the Book of Exodus, Pope Francis underlines how particularly precious is the patrimony of memory in communications. The Pope has emphasized many times that there is no future without being rooted in the lived history. He has helped us understand that memory is notRead More
Youth Synod, interview with Lucas Galhardo • One month after the Youth Synod, we asked Lucas Galhardo from the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth in Brazil, who particpated at the Synod and the preparatory meetings for it, about what these meetings meant for him and which were the most important moments for him, and what needs to happen now so that the Synod does not live only on paper. —   In your video message to the Schoenstatt Family at the end of the Synod, you spoke about how your participation atRead More
From Fr Antonio Cosp, Tuparenda, Paraguay/Editors schoenstatt.org • As a reader of this website you know the rich life the collaborators of schoenstatt.org collect week after week. This amazing life would remain hidden from many if we didn’t have this website, which characterises itself with a certain pride as “MTA reloaded”. Here we can discover what Fr Kentenich thought about communication, and what he did about it. MTA reloaded MTA reloaded: This refers to the MTA magazine that celebrated its centenary on 5 March. A few weeks after Schoenstatt’s foundationRead More