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Posted On 27.10.2015In Schoenstatters

Challenged

The birth of their first child 42 years ago changed the entire life of Mr & Mrs V, who are members of the Schoenstatt Family Movement in Germany, and it took a completely different route what they had hoped for. Their son Martin was born with a malformation of the spine and suffers a form of mental disability. His father has written about their everyday life as a family, which until today has repeatedly demanded decisions and tested their trust in God • Why us? There are events in ourRead More
FRANCIS IN ROME • In this Wednesday’s general audience, Pope Francis asked forgiveness for the recent “scandals” in Rome and the Vatican and highlighted the value of bringing a child to life. “Before beginning the catechesis, on behalf of the Church, to ask for your forgiveness for the scandals that have happened in recent times both in Rome and in the Vatican. I ask your forgiveness,” the Pontiff stated during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square. The Pope dedicated his catechesis to a reflection on the “promises we makeRead More
Sarah –Leah Pimentel – text of a talk given in a parish in Cape Town • The family is in crisis. These are not my words. Pope Francis has said this time and time again. And we can see that it is true. We just need to look around us. Not one of us is untouched by a family in crisis. For some, it is the hurt of a broken relationship – a marriage that failed, children who have left and want nothing to do with their parents, siblings whoRead More
SYNOD OF BISHOPS • Francis today (9 October) urged the Synod participants gathered in the Vatican to pray for reconciliation and peace in the Middle East and also in Africa, and called on the international community to help resolve the conflicts in the region. “In resuming this morning the work of the General Congregation, I invite you to dedicate the prayer of the Third Hour to the intention of reconciliation and peace in the Middle East. We are painfully struck and we follow with great concern what is happening inRead More
FRANCIS IN ROME • The books containing Pope Francis’ Wednesday weekly catechesis on the family are already available, for example at the Libreria Editrice Vaticana, with the titles: The Family: The World’s generating force and The family, God’s masterpiece [not yet available in English]. It seems that there will be a another book, because during the general audience on the first Wednesday of October in St. Peter’s Square before thousands of Catholics and pilgrims from numerous countries, Pope Francis continued with his weekly catechesis on the family, this time focusingRead More
SYNOD OF BISHOPS, homily by Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa • “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” (2 Cor. 13:11) We begin this Synod with great joy. It is a journey that began two years ago and it is a great pleasure to meet again as brothers, as we have just heard. Brothers, who come from the four corners of the world summonedRead More
SYNOD OF BISHOPS ON THE FAMILY, schoenstatt.org editorial team• A Church in covenant, a Church in dialogue, a Church listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit through the voices of the Synod participants and the holy people of God, in the voices of the times, in the voices of holy families, happy families, families who are evangelising by their lives, hurting families, suffering families, broken families, families under attack. In his conference at the first General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis returned to last year’s themes:Read More

Posted On 06.10.2015In Schoenstatters

Attachment

By X. • For us, Schoenstatt means attachment with other families. Recently, I experienced this attachment with other families in a very special way. On a Monday morning, I suddenly felt severe stomach pains, and I felt like vomiting several times. Since the pain and nausea did not improve, I suspected that it was appendicitis, and so I called my husband. He came straight home from work and immediately took me to the hospital, since I could barely stand. After some tests, it was clear that my assumption was correctRead More
SYNOD OF BISHOPS, by the schoenstatt.org editorial team • Pope Francis celebrated the opening mass of the Synod of Bishops on the Family in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on 4 October. It was attended by the Synod Fathers and the others who were invited to the Assembly of Bishops that will meet until 25 October. On the same day, a woman who was working as the caterer for the silver anniversary celebration of a Schoenstatt family commented to one of the schoenstatt.org collaborators: “After listening to the testimonyRead More
FAMILY SYNOD • The Italian Bishops’ Conference held a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square on 3 October to pray for the Synod of Bishops which will take place from 4-25 October. In his homily, the Pontiff highlighted the importance of family and called for prayers so that the “that the Synod which opens tomorrow will show how the experience of marriage and family is rich and humanly fulfilling” and is able to “acknowledge, esteem, and proclaim all that is beautiful, good and holy about that experience.” Complete text ofRead More