"One of the most important fruits of Father Kentenich's years of exile in Milwaukee was the home shrine.  This fruit matches the needs of the United States and the times so exactly that it cannot be seen as anything other than a particularly precious gift of Divine Providence.  There is something here which touches the heart of the mission of Schoenstatt for the United States and the United States for Schoenstatt.  Needless to say, the history from the home shrine goes beyond the borders of the United States and reaches into the entire International Schoenstatt Family..."

This history of the development of the home shrine is based on personal interviews and the study of written documentation from three continents and is published as manuscript for the leadership circles and member of the institutes of the Schoenstatt Movement.