Reflections

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

17 Dec 2020

On this Covenant day – 18th December – I wish you all many graces and blessings from the Shrine. As we continue our journey through Advent and approach the wonderful season of Christmas…Read more ›

Second Miracle of the Holy Night

From the December 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Dec 2020

After his exile in Milwaukee, Father Kentenich arrived in Rome on 17th September 1965. On October 22, Pope Paul VI signed the decision of the consistory of Cardinals that effectively dropped all decrees against Fr. KentenichRead more ›

Remembrance Days in November

From the November 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

18 Nov 2020

November 16th was the anniversary of the birth of Father Kentenich. He was born to Katharina Kentenich in his maternal grandparent’s home in Gymnich (which is situated 18 kms south west of Cologne).Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

From the November 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

18 Nov 2020

Greetings and blessings for this Covenant Day – 18th November. During this month we remember two significant dates in our Schoenstatt Family history. The first occurred recently – 16th November – the anniversary of the birth of Father Kentenich (1885).Read more ›

Beginnings of Schoenstatt

16 Oct 2020

We know that Father Kentenich always asked what God had in mind for him in every circumstance. He himself never had any ‘grand plan’ to establish Schoenstatt. It developed according to God’s plan and according to life.Read more ›

Schoenstatt’s Foundation Day

From the October 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

16 Oct 2020

This month as we celebrate Schoenstatt’s Foundation Day – the 18th October – I wish you many blessings, especially from the Original Shrine in Schoenstatt… we are also celebrating 25 years since the Australian Schoenstatt Family crowned Our Blessed Mother…Read more ›

Silver Jubilee of the Crowning in the Shrine

From the October 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

16 Oct 2020

In 1995, after a year of preparation during which the crown for our Blessed Mother travelled through the different States and to the various groups, representatives from WA, VIC, QLD and NSW crowned the Blessed Mother…Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

From the September 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Sep 2020

Greetings and blessings for this Covenant day – 18th September. Just a few days ago on the 15th September we commemorated the anniversary of the death of Father Kentenich in 1968.Read more ›

Remembering Joseph Engling

From the September 2020 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Sep 2020

On 4th October, we commemorate the death of Joseph Engling on the battlefield near Cambrai, France in 1918. His death… gave the Schoenstatt Movement its first outstanding witness.Read more ›