Newsletter

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.

A Schoenstatt Family Rejoices

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

With wonder, awe and amazement, the Webb family had the privilege of watching the third of their 12 children, Sr Rose Patrick O’Connor (Nancy Webb), profess first vows with the Sisters of Life in June.Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

Greetings and blessings on this Covenant Day – 18th July. This month we are blessed to be able to celebrate our Covenant Sunday on the 18th.Read more ›

From Encounter to Conversion

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

For a long time the image of an unkind and distant God was with me until I met my mentor Fr. Denis Foley who introduced me to a loving Father, full of Mercy and Love.Read more ›

A Tribute for Anne Rewhorn

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

The first time we saw Anne was when she was standing in front of the Pilgrim Centre in her cooking apron, at one of the May Pilgrimage events.Read more ›

Apostolic from the Kitchen – Sr Mary

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

For more than 72 years Sr. Mary Jockenhoevel was a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary who worked mainly in the kitchen. People testify to her organizing skills, her “good meals” but they also remember the prayerful, happy person…Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

17 Jun 2021

Greetings and blessings from the Shrine for this Covenant day – 18th June. The month of June is dedicated to the Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus which we celebrated on 11th JuneRead more ›

May Pilgrimage – Mount Richon

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

On Sunday 23rd May we were blessed with clear weather in the afternoon to have our annual May Pilgrimage to honour our Blessed Mother at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mt Richon WA, with 135 people attending.Read more ›

Schoenstatt Melbourne Reunited

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

When we commenced discussion about how we would commemorate the anniversary of the blessing of the Kew Shrine, to my surprise, the view by the people was unanimous that we should get together around the shrine…Read more ›

A Week for the Original Shrine

From the May 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 May 2021

From Monday, May 10 to Saturday, May 15 a “Week for the Original Shrine” with the motto “Light for the World” took place. The Original Shrine is the place where Schoenstatt was born…Read more ›

An Encounter At The Shrine

From the May 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 May 2021

In April, our Mother’s Group met for our meeting starting as it always does with “Our Mother’s Ten Minutes” at the Shrine… I turned to the sound of child laughter to see two children running around Father’s Statue.Read more ›