The Schoenstatt Way of Life

Episode 78: "Even Mary's faith is a 'journeying' faith, a faith that is repeatedly shrouded in darkness and has to mature by persevering through the darkness." – from "Jesus of Nazarath: The Infancy Narratives" by Pope Benedict XVI, pg. 125 /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares some insights from Fr. Joseph Kentenich and Pope Benedict X...

Episode 77: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ... And the Word became flesh and made h...

Episode 76: "In these coming weeks of Advent, the Church leads us to the brightly shining goal ahead. Advent with its powerful stream of life surges into Christmas. What did the angels proclaim to the shepherds? 'You will find a small child...' (Lk 1:12) Become a child! This is the great goal which Advent places before us." - Father Joseph Kentenich (Sermons at St. Michael’s, 196...

Episode 75: ". . . we should make a greater effort to be alone so that we might hear what the Holy Spirit tells us. There is so much of the worldly spirit in us: there are so many atmospheric disturbances in our hearts that we cannot hear the Holy Spirit. And if we do not hear Him, we cannot know what He demands of us in concrete situations. All things considered; if we want to prepare oursel...

Episode 74: "'What you have done to the least of mine, you have done to me.' [See Matthew 25:35–40] What the Savior says here about the significance of love for neighbor, we as husband and wife apply to our matrimonial love. True, in the end we will be judged by the degree of love which we have given to one another as husband and wife." - Fr. Joseph Kentenich ( On Monday Evening...

Episode 73: "I firmly believe that no one will be lost who remains faithful to the covenant of love!" - Fr. Joseph Kentenich /// Join author and host Julia Monnin* in this episode as she shares a recording of a conversation she had with her parents, leaders in the Ohio Schoenstatt Movement, back in January of 2017. /// Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisn...

Episode 72: "Suffering is a sign of election and in no way proof of condemnation . . . What is suffering? The brandmark of Christ! However, we must never overlook that to bear and endure these brandmarks, to receive these brandmarks, is ultimately possible only if we unreservedly surrender ourselves to Christ so that he can carry and endure this cross, these brandmarks in us." – Fr. Joseph Kenteni...

Episode 71: "Devout listeners, what would we be without this Annunciation scene? What would have become of the world, of us, if the Blessed Mother had not said yes in the name of human society, of human nature?" – Fr. Joseph Kentenich (Living by Faith 16, pg 78) /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares some words about the Annunciation from a sermon Fr. Joseph...

Episode 70: "People should be able to experience their dignity." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares a "replay" episode from her The World Is Noisy – God Whispers ® Podcast, Episode #61: "Slave, Mercenary, or Child?" - - - "The practice of the moral life animated by charity gives to the Christian the spiritua...

Episode 69: "Give us the grace to grasp with our hearts the message of each mystery as we hear it in the Rosary, and to form our lives accordingly." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* dives deeply into the meaning of some of the words we hear in Fr. Joseph Kentenich's Preparatory Prayer for the "Rosary of God's Instruments&quo...

Episode 68: "Before the Blessed Mother gave birth to the only begotten Son, before she conceived him in her womb, she had conceived him in faith." – Fr. Joseph Kentenich /// What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church teach us about faith? (See paragraphs 1814-1816.) How can we imitate our Lady in her faith and in her "longing for him beyond all telling"? Tune in to this episode as author and h...

Episode 67: "Your Fiat lets the Lord carry the cross which our dread of sacrifice has placed on him. Without bitter complaint he carries it to the place of sacrifice, urged on by redeeming love." (Reflection on The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, Jesus Carries the Cross, by Fr. Joseph Kentenich) /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a reflection...

Episode 66: ". . . We want to quietly accompany the Redeemer as we contemplate his life in the Rosary, united with his strong Mother-Bride whom he has chosen as his helpmate. Give us the grace to grasp with our hearts the message of each mystery as we hear it in the Rosary, and to form our lives accordingly. . . ." (from the Preparatory Prayer found in the Schoenstatt Rosary Prayer Booklet) /// Jo...

Episode 65: "Gordon and Carol Lis, members of the couples league of Schoenstatt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought their home shrine entitled, 'Jesus and Mary are the Pillars of the Church' to Sidney, Ohio, when they moved here in 1984." The rest, as they say, is history . . . /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners the history of the Schoenstatt Movement i...

Episode 64: "'It was a work of Divine Providence,' . . . In March of 2023, the Milwaukee shrine's altar and other contents arrived in their new home."* /// Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin** shares with listeners the story about how the contents of the Mariengarten Daughter Shrine found their new home at St. Lawrence Church in Rhine, OH.*** In this epis...

Episode 63: "We are now in the month of July, a time when many of you are on vacation, enjoying a well-deserved rest. It is important to reflect on what our faith says about rest: is it merely a time for sleeping, not working, and indulging in delicious food? Rather, it is a time to renew ourselves, to pause, and with our hand on the pulse of time and our personal history, to listen to the he...

Episode 62: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk given by Schoenstatt Sister Deanne Niehaus in April of 2024 at a retreat for women sponsored by the Ohio Schoenstatt Women's League. /// *Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com

Episode 61: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk she gave in April of 2024 at a retreat for women sponsored by the Ohio Schoenstatt Women's League. /// *Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com

Episode 60: Tune in to this episode as author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a talk she gave to a group recently about the Schoenstatt Home Shrine. /// *Learn more about Julia's books, podcasts, and blog at theworldisnoisy.com

Episode 59: "And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself." - John 12:32 Join author and host Julia Monnin* on this episode as she invites listeners to spend some time pondering the words found in John 12:20–33 and a Lenten sermon by Schoenstatt's founder Fr. Joseph Kentenich. "He who is raised on the cross wishes to speak to us. He who is raised on the...

Episode 58: "Schoenstatt highlights the way in which Mary embodied the Gospel and lived out of an intimate, personal covenant relationship with our Lord." (Sr. M. Isabel Bracero in "Sursum Corda: Lift Up Your Hearts!", pg. 11) "Slow down and receive." "Walk, don't run." "Focus more on letting Christ in and less on uprooting the darkness." . . ....

Episode 57: "...and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.'" (Luke 2:34-35) Join author and host Julia Monnin* on this episode as she reflects on The Fourth Joyful...

Episode 56: "Grace is divine love's invitation, not compelling, but simply reaching out to us." (from Introduction to Schoenstatt Book 5, "Covenant of Love in Daily Life" ) "Not Compelling" could be defined as "not forceful, interesting, or persuasive." So, what does it mean that grace is "not compelling"? Tune in to this episode as author and...

Episode 55: "Before you make your dedication, I ask you . . . What do you consider your apostolate?" During Schoenstatt's Covenant of Love Ceremony the priest asks the candidates to answer four questions as they are stating their intent. The last of these four questions is "What do you consider your apostolate?" In answer to that question, the candidates respond: "To d...

Episode 54: "Jesus, the only mediator, is the way of our prayer; Mary, his mother and ours, is wholly transparent to him." - CCC, 2674 On this special "founding day" episode, author and host Julia Monnin* shares with listeners a live recording of a class she taught recently on paragraphs 2673–2679 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This section of the Catechism is titled...