News & Reflections

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.

Covenant Day Message

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

Greetings and blessings on this Covenant Day – 18th July. This month we are blessed to be able to celebrate our Covenant Sunday on the 18th.Read more ›

From Encounter to Conversion

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

For a long time the image of an unkind and distant God was with me until I met my mentor Fr. Denis Foley who introduced me to a loving Father, full of Mercy and Love.Read more ›

Marriage Camino – Mount Richon

From the July 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

19 Jul 2021

Three couples joined Philomena and David (Family Branch Leaders) for the Marriage Camino on Saturday 12th June. We walked the 15 stations of the Camino on the property at Mt Richon in WA.Read more ›

A Tribute for Anne Rewhorn

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

The first time we saw Anne was when she was standing in front of the Pilgrim Centre in her cooking apron, at one of the May Pilgrimage events.Read more ›

Apostolic from the Kitchen – Sr Mary

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

For more than 72 years Sr. Mary Jockenhoevel was a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary who worked mainly in the kitchen. People testify to her organizing skills, her “good meals” but they also remember the prayerful, happy person…Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

17 Jun 2021

Greetings and blessings from the Shrine for this Covenant day – 18th June. The month of June is dedicated to the Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus which we celebrated on 11th JuneRead more ›

May Pilgrimage – Mount Richon

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

On Sunday 23rd May we were blessed with clear weather in the afternoon to have our annual May Pilgrimage to honour our Blessed Mother at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Mt Richon WA, with 135 people attending.Read more ›

Schoenstatt Melbourne Reunited

From the June 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 Jun 2021

When we commenced discussion about how we would commemorate the anniversary of the blessing of the Kew Shrine, to my surprise, the view by the people was unanimous that we should get together around the shrine…Read more ›

Covenant Day Message

From the May 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 May 2021

Greetings and blessings for 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

From the May 2021 Schoenstatt newsletter

17 May 2021

On Pentecost Sunday, 20th 1945, Father Kentenich returned to Schoenstatt after nearly three and a half years in Dachau concentration camp. He returned, together with Fr. Dresbach (who had been in Dachau with him) and Fr. Menningen…Read more ›

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