Reflections, event reports and community news from the Schoenstatt Shrines at Mulgoa (NSW) and Mount Richon (WA) — 436 articles from across the Schoenstatt family in Australia.
Women’s Lenten Reflection Day
30 Apr 2022
After many Zoom meetings, we were excited to be meeting face to face in the beautiful setting of Mt. Schoenstatt for the Lenten Reflection Day on 12 March.Read more ›
24 Hours for the Lord, 25 – 26 March
30 Apr 2022
Begun as an initiative of Pope Francis during Lent in the 2016 Jubilee Year of Mercy, 24 Hours for the Lord is held each year internationally with the support of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelisation.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
30 Apr 2022
This past week we have been celebrating Holy Week, including the Good Friday ceremonies of the Lord’s Passion (15th April) and the celebration of the resurrection of Christ yesterday on Easter Sunday (17 April).Read more ›
“Become a child of longing and confidence” – Fr. J. Kentenich
19 Mar 2022
This saying of Fr. Kentenich’s printed on one of my ‘Telephone Cards’ (sayings from him), points to a topic that Father loved to preach about and used a lot as a theme for retreats…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
19 Mar 2022
In our newsletter last month we looked at what “holiness” means and how we can ‘witness to holiness’ through our Schoenstatt Spirituality. We looked at what it means to be an “everyday saint”…Read more ›
Did Fr Kentenich read Dostoevsky?
19 Mar 2022
Well, I don’t really know whether he did or not, but something in an article I read recently piqued my interest in this wild thought. The article deals with Dostoevsky’s books and particularly his book ‘The Brothers Karamazov’…Read more ›
Name Day of Father Joseph Kentenich – March 19
19 Mar 2022
On 19th March we remember the name day of our father and founder – Father Joseph Kentenich. Perhaps as a gift to him on this day we could say a prayer for his beatification…Read more ›
Retreats on Witnessing to Holiness
19 Mar 2022
Over two weekends in February, the Women in NSW and the Melbourne Schoenstatt Family spent time on Zoom reflecting on what it means to be an “Authentic Witness to Holiness” as a means of evangelising.Read more ›
20th January 2022 – A day of Surprises and Blessings
17 Feb 2022
On 20th January – the 80th anniversary of the 20th January 1942, a new foundation was laid here in Australia in our Women’s League group when three members of our Sydney group were “implanted” into Father Kentenich’s Mariengarten.Read more ›
24 Hours for the Lord – Save the Date
17 Feb 2022
Did you know that since 2016 in Lent the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mulgoa, Sydney, has held a ‘24 Hours for the Lord’? This initiative of evangelisation is organized world-wide…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
17 Feb 2022
Greetings and blessings for this Covenant Day – 18th February. In the liturgical year we are currently in Ordinary Time, although we will soon be approaching Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.Read more ›
Thank You and Update – Typhoon Rai, Philippines
17 Feb 2022
The Sisters in the Philippines would like to thank all who are praying for them and our Schoenstatt Family in the Philippines in this time of natural disaster. They are also very grateful for the financial support.Read more ›