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.
Covenant Day Message
18 Feb 2026
Once again as a Schoenstatt Family we unite around our Blessed Mother and our father and founder, to renew our commitment to our covenant of love.Read more ›
Naming our National Shrine
18 Feb 2026
After years of discussion, it was decided at the National Conference last year that our national Shrine at Mulgoa should bear the name “Consors Patris” (in English: Helpmate of the Father).Read more ›
Schoenstatt Girls’ Summer Camp
18 Feb 2026
In January two Girls Summer Camps took place in the Home of Light at Mount Schoenstatt, Mulgoa. The first camp, beginning on Monday 12th January, consisted of 15 girls 14 years and over.Read more ›
Schoenstatt’s Beginning Years in NSW
18 Feb 2026
In the prayer that our sisters worldwide are praying each day in this centenary year of the foundation of our community, there is the sentence: HELP US TO GO OUR WAY AS A FAMILY WITH INITIATIVE, JOY, AND TRUST.Read more ›
Advent and Christmas Carols at Mount Schoenstatt
19 Jan 2026
On Saturday 13th December many Schoenstatt movement members, as well as families, friends and staff gathered in the Family Hall at Mount Schoenstatt for the annual Advent and Christmas Carols.Read more ›
Advent Journey for Young Adults
19 Jan 2026
On 7 December – the second Sunday of Advent – 15 women joined Sr M. Rita and myself for an Advent Journey, a young women’s retreat aimed at preparing the women’s hearts for the coming of Christ into the world at Christmas.Read more ›
Christmas Celebration: Melbourne Schoenstatt Family
19 Jan 2026
The day dawned bright and clear on Sunday 7 December when the Melbourne Schoenstatt family gathered at St Luke’s Church, Wantirna for its annual Christmas celebrations and to greet our Mother Thrice Admirable in her new Melbourne Home.Read more ›
Christmas Star Initiative
19 Jan 2026
Jesus through his birth on Christmas Day brought light into our dark world and redeemed each one of us with his infinite love! Every one of us is like a bright star, born with a specific mission to light up the world.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
19 Jan 2026
Welcome to our first Covenant Day for 2026 – the 18th January. I wish you and your family many blessings and graces from the Shrine and hope you had very blessed and holy Christmas and a good start to this new year.Read more ›
The “Fourth Milestone” of our history – Diamond Jubilee of Fr. Kentenich’s Return to Schoenstatt
19 Jan 2026
Last month we celebrated 60 years since the return of our founder to Schoenstatt after 14 years of exile in the United States.Read more ›
New Year at our Shrines
19 Jan 2026
For the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, this New Year had special significance. It began the calendar year in which they will celebrate 100 years of their community.Read more ›
Review of the Jubilee Year Pilgrimages: a sign of hope in Australia
19 Jan 2026
Over the past 12 months, thousands have set out on pilgrimage to walk through the doors of the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mulgoa, Australia. This is one of three designated pilgrimage sites within the Diocese of Parramatta.Read more ›