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.
Why February 2 is important for Schoenstatt
18 Feb 2026
For most of us, when we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord on 2 February each year, we think of Jesus as a child, Mary being told by Simeon that “a sword will pierce your heart” and of candles.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 ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Dec 2025
I wish you all many graces and blessings from our Shrines on this 18th December as we continue our journey through Advent and approach the season of Christmas. I am sure you are looking forward to being able to gather with family and friends.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
17 Nov 2025
Greetings and blessings from the Shrine on this Covenant Day – 18th November. During this month we remember two significant dates in our Schoenstatt Family history. The first is November 16th – the anniversary of the birth of Father Kentenich (1885).Read more ›
Remembering the anniversary of the birth of Father Kentenich (November 16th 1885)
17 Nov 2025
On the anniversary of the birthday of Father, you might like to offer him the gift of a prayer for his beatification: We thank you for giving us Father Kentenich as a spiritual father.Read more ›
Remembering Venerable Sr M. Emilie
17 Nov 2025
On 20th November we remember Venerable Sister M. Emilie Engel, who died on this day in 1955. Sister M. Emilie came as a young woman to Schoenstatt where she met Father Kentenich.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
28 Oct 2025
This month we remember and celebrate the foundation of Schoenstatt on 18th October 1914. We pray that Our Blessed Mother will send us many blessings and graces from her Schoenstatt ShrinesRead more ›
Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of a “mysterious telegram”
30 Sep 2025
On the 13th of September 2025, we celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of the day on which Father Kentenich received a telegram that led him to travel to Rome.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
30 Sep 2025
Blessings and greetings for this Covenant Day – 18th September. Just a few days ago, on 15th September we commemorated the anniversary of the death of Father Kentenich in 1968.Read more ›
Remembering Joseph Engling
30 Sep 2025
Joseph was a member of the founding generation of Schoenstatt. He came from a remote village in Eastern Prussia (then Germany, now Poland) and was a student at the Pallottine School in Schoenstatt.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Aug 2025
Greetings and blessings from our Schoenstatt Shrines for this Covenant Day – 18th August. On Friday we commemorated the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Jul 2025
Greetings and blessings for this Covenant Day – the 18th of July. The focus of our striving this year reflects our unity in our Covenant of Love as we try to live our apostolate as Pilgrims of Hope.Read more ›