The Schoenstatt Movement is an international movement of religious and moral renewal in the Catholic Church
Schoenstatt of Austin is part of the International Schoenstatt Movement.
While Father Kentenich founded the Schoenstatt Movement in the valley of Schoenstatt (which means "beautiful place"), we are striving to create a beautiful place, our Schoenstatt, in our homes, our parishes and at our Center in Austin.
Our movement center is 2 miles west of hwy. 360, just off Bee Caves Road [FM 2244]. The facility has meeting rooms for small groups, offices for the Movement, a book store and a small chapel. Please feel free to stop by and visit.
Membership in Schoenstatt of Austin is open to all. There is no formal application or initiation. We invite you to participate!
Schoenstatt is an international movement of Christian Catholics striving for spiritual renewal of their faith in the contemporary world. We seek to grow as free, dedicated, and active witnesses of Christ in modern life by uniting our faith with our everyday lives. We look to Mary to educate us in this task and to guide us in becoming better followers of Christ. We seek formation through men’s and women’s groups as well as groups of couples or families for the deeper development of our unique spiritualities.
The Schoenstatt Movement is named after the place where it was founded at Schoenstatt, Vallendar. This lies on the Rhine river near Koblenz, Germany. [Schoenstatt is German for "beautiful place."]
Schoenstatt is a family-like movement which unites individual persons in a natural-supernatural family.
The spiritual father of the Schoenstatt family is the founder of the Schoenstatt movement, Father Joseph Kentenich.
The covenant of love with the Triune God, with the Blessed Mother and with each other, secures family unity.
The shrine of our Lady is the spiritual home and center of the Schoenstatt family.
Throughout its blessed and fruitful history the Schoenstatt family has experienced God's guidance and powerful grace individual Schoenstatt members learn to listen and strive to live God’s plan and are attentive to God’s direction in their daily lives.
