Reflections, event reports and community news from the Schoenstatt Shrines at Mulgoa (NSW) and Mount Richon (WA) — 429 articles from across the Schoenstatt family in Australia.
October Praying for Peace
16 Oct 2023
Pope Francis has invited Christians to dedicate October to praying for peace and reconciliation in Ukraine. He said that there is “a need for more prayer, for conversion and an end to the conflict” in this war-torn country.Read more ›
Reflection Day for Women
16 Oct 2023
On Saturday 16th September, 50 women gathered at the Family Hall at Mt. Schoenstatt where Sr. Mary Louise led us in a day of prayer and reflection.Read more ›
The Glasses of the Covenant
16 Oct 2023
Do you wear the “glasses of the Covenant” to contemplate the world? Like Fr. Kentenich, we are invited to contemplate reality by seeking the signs of God in our daily lives.Read more ›
Young Schoenstatt Sisters
16 Oct 2023
In the past few weeks, we have seen two of our young sisters return from Germany – one for a short visit, the other permanently.Read more ›
A Challenge for Melbourne
18 Sep 2023
Through earlier Newsletters, you will know that unfortunately, after more than 71 years, the Schoenstatt Shrine at Kew – the first in Australia – no longer exists as a building.Read more ›
Come and See
18 Sep 2023
On 27th August, the Movement in Western Australia held an event which we named “Come and See” to run over a two-hour period. The event was advertised throughout the Perth Archdiocese as an invitation for interested individuals and families to visit our Shrine…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Sep 2023
I wish you many blessings and graces for this Covenant Day – 18th September. A couple of days ago, on the 15th of September, we commemorated the death of Fr. Kentenich in 1968.Read more ›
Home Shrine Blessing
18 Sep 2023
Saturday 2 September saw the fulfilment of a great longing of Meding and Stewart Davies. For some time, they have been preparing to invite the Blessed Mother into their home and make it a Shrine…Read more ›
Mary’s role in our lives
18 Sep 2023
There seems to be many types of people who say they ‘know’ Mary with many ways of showing this. Some merely say ‘Mary is part of my life’ but the how is never explained.Read more ›
PMA Reflection Day for Coordinators and Members
21 Aug 2023
Every year we hold a Midyear Reflection Day for Coordinators and Members of the Pilgrim Mother Apostolate. This year it took place on Saturday 8 July, and we were blessed with a really beautiful day.Read more ›
Schoenstatt’s Covenant of Love
21 Aug 2023
We know that from his ninth year, Joseph Kentenich had a deep and lasting devotion to our Blessed Mother. And so, it is not surprising that for Father Kentenich, the Covenant of Love with Mary, the Mother of God, in the shrine became the central charism of Schoenstatt’s spirituality.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
21 Aug 2023
Blessings and greetings for this Covenant Day – 18th August. Last Tuesday, the 15th of August, we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Read more ›