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 Apr 2024
Here in Australia, we celebrate the Covenant of Love on what we call “Covenant Sunday”, that is, the third Sunday of each month.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Mar 2024
At our National Conference last October, we focussed on the Synod being held in Rome at that time. In convening this Synod, Pope Francis had invited the entire Church to reflect on synodality and what it means for the each of us.Read more ›
Holy Week and Easter
18 Mar 2024
Later this month, we begin our celebration of Holy Week with the Good Friday ceremonies of the Lord’s Passion (29th) and the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday (31st March)Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
23 Feb 2024
I wish you many blessings for this Covenant Day – the 18th February which is also the First Sunday of Lent. Last Wednesday we commemorated Ash Wednesday and began our time of preparation for the great feast of Easter.Read more ›
Women/Mothers, Groups, Breakfasts and Fr. Kentenich
23 Feb 2024
In NSW we have now run a couple of successful ‘Women’s Breakfasts’ and it seems many enjoy these days for the community, learning and camaraderie aspects.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
31 Jan 2024
Welcome to our first Schoenstatt Movement Newsletter for 2024 – the 18th January. I wish you and your family many blessings and graces from the Shrine for this day and for this year.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Dec 2023
On this last Covenant Day for 2023 – 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 ›
Fr Kentenich’s Letters of Recommendation
18 Dec 2023
The conclusion to Father Kentenich’s Christmas Letter of 13 December 1965 (before his return to Schoenstatt) contains words that were relevant for the Schoenstatt Family in 1965, and are still relevant for us today…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
17 Nov 2023
Greetings and blessings for 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 ›
Educating the Child in me
16 Oct 2023
The above title was the topic for what was a wonderful getting together of women from all over Sydney for the second of our ‘Women’s Breakfasts’ run by the women of the Movement.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
16 Oct 2023
Greetings and blessings on this very special Covenant Day when we remember and celebrate the foundation of Schoenstatt on 18th October 1914.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Sep 2023
I wish you many blessings and graces for this Covenant Day – 18th September. A couple of days ago, on the 15th of September, we commemorated the death of Fr. Kentenich in 1968.Read more ›