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.
Schoenstatt’s National Central Committee
19 Apr 2021
You may be interested in a recent development in the coordination of our Schoenstatt Movement in Australia. Already in 1982, a body was set up to be a channel for information and coordination of our Australian Schoenstatt Family.Read more ›
The Ascension of the Lord – 16th May
19 Apr 2021
Just as the Apostles were given a mission by Jesus, so too, we have been asked to be apostolic and share in this mission. Father Kentenich said: “Whoever has been given a mission must carry it out.”Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
18 Mar 2021
Greetings and blessings for this Covenant day – 18th March. On this special day each month, we join together as Schoenstatt Family around our Blessed Mother and our father and founder, to renew our commitment to our covenant of love…Read more ›
Upcoming Feast Days
18 Mar 2021
On 19th March we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father…Read more ›
Women’s Lenten Retreat (12th – 14th February 2021)
18 Mar 2021
With so many things lost to us in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, the opportunity for a community gathering for our annual Women’s Lenten Retreat, even with limited numbers was a real blessing.Read more ›
Year of St. Joseph
18 Mar 2021
We are probably aware that Pope Francis has called this year a year of St. Joseph, so I want to share a short reflection on St. Joseph and the Holy Family as a blue print for our living.Read more ›
Zoom Retreat – Melbourne Schoenstatt Family
18 Mar 2021
The Melbourne Schoenstatt family have been coming together to enjoy a weekend of Retreat in February, every year for the last 25 years or somewhere thereabouts.Read more ›
A Chance to Sharpen the Tools – under Mother’s Watchful Eye
19 Feb 2021
Gidday all from Toowoomba. We take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones every blessing from our Sacred Heart Parish Church, our Home Shrine and our Heart Shrines.Read more ›
Covenant Day Message
19 Feb 2021
I wish you many blessings for this Covenant Day- the 18th February. Although it doesn’t seem so long since we were celebrating the season of Christmas, yesterday we commemorated Ash Wednesday…Read more ›
Covenant Sunday Zoom Initiative
19 Feb 2021
The following are some Echoes from our first Covenant Sunday celebration of 2021 via Zoom. Participants from the Eastern States were very grateful for the initiative as the following indicate.Read more ›
Mothers’ Group Retreat
19 Feb 2021
Our group has been together since the 2018 Conference and the members pictured, along with Anne Walsh who was absent, have met monthly for meetings at the Shrine and over that time held three retreats for ourselves.Read more ›
Living the Spirit of the 20th January
18 Jan 2021
The 20th January 1942 was the day that Fr. Kentenich, a prisoner of the Nazis in the Gestapo prison in Koblenz, Germany, freely chose not to use a legitimate opportunity to avoid transport to the concentration camp.Read more ›