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 The Cursillo Movement is a movement of the Catholic Church. The proper name is Cursillo de Cristiandad (short course of Christianity). The name Cursillo is Spanish, meaning short course, and is often associated with a 3-Day weekend. However, there is much more to the Cursillo Movement than just a 3-Day weekend.

The Cursillo Movement began in Mallorca, Spain during the 1940s when a group of men dedicated themselves to bringing the young men of their city to know Christ better. They prayed, worked, talked together, and shared their thoughts about the state of the world and the effectiveness of their efforts to   bring the light of Christ to it. God taught this group of men how to work for Him in an effective way, a way that still bears fruit.

The Cursillo Movement in the United States was organized on a national basis in 1965. At this meeting a National Secretariat was organized, and a National Cursillo Office (currently in Dallas, Texas) was established.

The Cursillo Movement has the support of the vast majority of the American hierarchy. It is joined to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops through an official liaison in the person of Most Rev. James S. Sullivan, Bishop of Fargo, and through the Bishops' Secretariat for the Laity in Washington, D.C.

Today, it is a worldwide movement with centers in nearly all South and Central American countries, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia, Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and in several African countries. The movement is a member of the International Catholic Organizations of the Pontifical Council for the Laity in Rome. In 1980, the Cursillo Movement established an international office, the OMCC (Organismo Mundial de Cursillo's de Cristiandad), in Santo Domingo to coordinate the three existing international working groups of Latin America, Europe and the International English Language Group. The international leaders of the movement meet periodically to further its work.

 

 Cursillo Weekends

Please see the links to the right for information about weekends

 

 Recommended Bible and Catechism Reading Guides
 

Interested in reading the Bible and/or the Catechism but don't know where to start? See the "News and Information Section" on the right for reading guides that will help you read the Bible and the Catechism in one year. These are essential books for you to read as part of your STUDY.

 

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Mission
 

National Cursillo Website

  Cursillo:  Short Course In Christianity
  History of Cursillo

News and Information
 

Bible in a Year Explanation

 

Bible in a Year Readings

 

Catechism in a year Explanation

 

Catechism in a Year Readings

  Extension Magazine Article

Upcoming Weekends
 

Women's Summer Weekend

  Men's Summer Weekend

Applications
  On-Line Candidate Application
  Submitting Candidate Applications
  Submitting Team Applications

A New Day Online
 

March-April 2008 Issue

 

January - February 2008

 

November - December 2007


Ultreyas
  Ultreya Contacts

Cursillo Weekends Past
  Women's Summer Weekend
 

Women's 80th Weekend

 

Men's 85th Weekend - English


Prayers and Intentions
  Keeping Them in our Prayers
  In Loving Memory
  In Military Service

Upcoming Events
 

Escuela de Dirigentes

 

18th National Cursillo Encounter

 

Region II Spring Encounter


Minutes of the Secretariat
 

February 2008




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