From the heart of Deacon Doug.
As Cursillistas, let us always work to keep Christ as the center of our Christmas plans and preparation. He is the reason for the season and not shopping !!!! Merry Christmas, Deacon Doug
I know it may seem hard to believe, but we have just completed one year at Divine Word Seminary in Riverside. During this year we have had 14 Cursillo weekends in three languages. We have updated the kitchen, built permanent storage cabinets, decorated two chapels to remind us of our Read more…
Pope Francis in an address to leaders of Lay Movements on May 18, 2013 said; “The church must step outside of herself. To go where? To the outskirts of existence, whatever they may be, but she must step out. Jesus tells us, ‘Go into all the world! Go! Preach! Bear Read more…
My Fellow Cursillistas, I am writing June’s “Calling All Cursillistas” a little early this month in conjunction with Deacon Doug, and we would like to encourage you to attend the upcoming National Cursillo Encounter. There is also a deadline for signing up for a reduced price. This year’s Encounter will Read more…
During the Easter Vigil we enter a darkened church with the new Easter Candle. We have the new light of Christ, a newly decorated church, newly blessed oils and new Baptismal water. We start anew in the light of the risen Christ. As we enter this season of new life, Read more…
For this month’s Deacon’s Beacon, I want to share a story I shared at School of Leaders. Several people have asked to have a copy of this Autobiography by Portia Nelson. I relate to this because it speaks a lot about my life also. This has become part of my Read more…
I was talking to some Cursillistas about the importance of grouping and it brought to mind a story I would like to share with all of you. Consider the image of geese flying across a beautiful blue sky in a V-shaped formation. Have you ever noticed that there is one goose that sways back and forth at the rear of the group. This goose almost looks like it is undecided
In the following days and weeks we will be reminded that the journey of Joseph, Mary and Jesus was not easy. However in everything they faced they were faithful, prayerful and attentive to the directions of God through His messengers. We in Cursillo have been on our own prayerful journey as we moved from Marywood in Orange to Divine Word in Riverside. It too has not been easy, but God