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.
Priestly Ordination of Father Kentenich, 8 July 1910
20 Jun 2022
On Friday, July 8, 1910, eight new priests were ordained in the house chapel of the Pallottine Limburg Mission House. The youngest of these, not yet 25 years of age, was Joseph Kentenich.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
20 Jun 2022
Wishing you many blessings for this Covenant day – 18th June. We recently celebrated several solemnities, including the Ascension of the Lord, Pentecost Sunday and then last Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Trinity.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
19 May 2022
Greetings and blessings on this Covenant day – 18th May. The month of May is a special time when we celebrate Mary as the Mother of Christ, as the Mother of the Church and as our Mother.Read more ›
Schoenstatt’s Historical Events in May
19 May 2022
On Pentecost Sunday, 20th 1945, Father Kentenich returned to Schoenstatt after nearly three and a half years in Dachau concentration camp. Everyone was amazed at how well Father Kentenich appeared…Read more ›
Why is history so important in Schoenstatt?
19 May 2022
For Christians the relationship with God is kept alive by thinking about the moments of his special intervention with us and with the activity of our daily lives lived in consciousness of Him.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
30 Apr 2022
This past week we have been celebrating Holy Week, including the Good Friday ceremonies of the Lord’s Passion (15th April) and the celebration of the resurrection of Christ yesterday on Easter Sunday (17 April).Read more ›
“Become a child of longing and confidence” – Fr. J. Kentenich
19 Mar 2022
This saying of Fr. Kentenich’s printed on one of my ‘Telephone Cards’ (sayings from him), points to a topic that Father loved to preach about and used a lot as a theme for retreats…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
19 Mar 2022
In our newsletter last month we looked at what “holiness” means and how we can ‘witness to holiness’ through our Schoenstatt Spirituality. We looked at what it means to be an “everyday saint”…Read more ›
Did Fr Kentenich read Dostoevsky?
19 Mar 2022
Well, I don’t really know whether he did or not, but something in an article I read recently piqued my interest in this wild thought. The article deals with Dostoevsky’s books and particularly his book ‘The Brothers Karamazov’…Read more ›
Name Day of Father Joseph Kentenich – March 19
19 Mar 2022
On 19th March we remember the name day of our father and founder – Father Joseph Kentenich. Perhaps as a gift to him on this day we could say a prayer for his beatification…Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
17 Feb 2022
Greetings and blessings for this Covenant Day – 18th February. In the liturgical year we are currently in Ordinary Time, although we will soon be approaching Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent.Read more ›
What does “MTA” mean?
17 Feb 2022
While MTA as an abbreviation stands for Mother Thrice Admirable’ as an anagram it actually produces commentary (by definition) on, ‘Why for instance Mary is three times admirable’…Read more ›