Catholic men's movement in Austria
The Catholic Men's Movement in Austria (KMB) is a Roman Catholic lay organization within the framework of the Catholic Action .
history
The organization founded on May 13, 1948 as the Catholic Men's Organization of Austria as part of a conference in Lambach , with around 30,000 members, is the only Austria-wide men's organization and has its roots in the Catholic Men's Organization, which was initiated in 1906. The establishment was preceded by the establishment of a Catholic movement of young men in the Archdiocese of Vienna on February 1, 1948 as part of a day of reflection for 25 to 45 year old men in Lainz .
The basis of the KMB's work was the “Mariazeller Manifesto” from the 1952 Katholikentag , where a free church in a free society was postulated.
magazine
“Ypsilon” is the KMB magazine and is sent to members and interested parties six times a year. In this printed publication, the men's movement provides information about their current activities and takes up religious and socio-political issues. In 2003, Ypsilon replaced the previous magazine “Rufer” throughout Austria and is issued with a volume of around 35,000.
Development action
SEI SO FREI is the development policy campaign of the KMB and was founded in 1958 as Aktion Flores . For a long time this sub-organization of the KMB was also called Brother in Need . This name was abandoned due to gender equality. The SEI SO FREI regional groups Linz, Salzburg, Styria and the Archdiocese of Vienna are entitled to use the Austrian seal of approval for donations .
Since 1980, SEI SO FREE gives in memory and appreciation to the murdered archbishop of San Salvador , Oscar Romero , the € 10,000 doped Archbishop Oscar Romero Award . Every year, personalities who stand up for justice, human rights and development in an outstanding manner are awarded this "Oscar for Development Cooperation".
education
A summer academy has been held by the KMB since 1986, where the annual topics are worked out in high-level lectures, working groups and discussions. The first venue at the time was Bad Leonfelden .
Chairwoman of the Catholic Men's Movement in Austria (selection)
- Johann Farnleitner (1972 to 1984)
- Alfred Klose (1984 to 1987)
- Hubert Andiel (1996 to 2001)
- Raimund Löffelmann (2002 to 2008)
- Leopold Wimmer (2008 to 2018)
- Ernest Theußl (2018 to date)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Luis Cordero: 70 years of the Catholic men's movement. In: Ypsilon, magazine for men, issue 3, June 2018, p. 18f.
- ↑ Donation seal of approval. In: seisofrei.at. Accessed January 30, 2020 .