CURSILLO

Welcome to the Home Page for Cursillos in New Mexico

Contents :

What is Cursillo
Dates of Upcoming Cursillos Worldwide
Palanca
De Colores
Las Mananitas
The Candlelight Song
Ultreya
An Interview with Eduardo Bonnin
(copied from Washington DC Cursillo Page)
Can anything good come out of prison ?
Links to National Pages for Cursillo and similar Movements
Page of Links to Regional and Personal Pages for Cursillo and similar Movements
Mailing Lists
Cursillo Reunion Groups via e-mail
Love Story
Other Good Links

What is Cursillo ?

"Cursillo", (pronounced kur-SEE-yo ) is short for "Cursillo de Cristianidad", meaning "A little course in Christianity". At heart it is a method of building support groups to help and encourage Christians as they minister and bear witness to Christ in their "environment" - wherever they work, play, live, or travel. People come into the Cursillo Community by attending a three-day Weekend, and then continue the methods and discipline learned on the Weekend into their "Fourth Day" - the rest of their lives.
The first Cursillo was held in Mallorca, Spain, by a group of Roman Catholic laymen led by Eduardo Bonnin, January 7, 1944. It was brought to the U.S.A. by Spanish airmen training at Corpus Christi, Texas.
The first Cursillo in the U.S.A. was in Spanish, and was held in Waco, Texas, May 25, 1957.
The first English Cursillo in the U.S.A. was held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery near Pecos, New Mexico.
The first Episcopal Cursillo was held in Dallas, Texas, May 25, 1972, although there are claims that the first "official" Cursillo Weekend in the Episcopal Church was conducted in the Diocese of Iowa.
"Cursillo", or similar movements based on a Weekend as an introduction to a deeper life with Christ, has now spread to many denominations, and Cursillo or similar Weekends are being held all over the world, either for general groups of Christians, or for special groups such as teenagers, College students, various language/ethnic groups, nursing homes, the deaf, and those in prison or youth detention centers.

More information on San Diego County RC Cursillo Page

Back to top

National Cursillo Movement Web Pages

The National Cursillo Center
Chester Anglican Cursillo Page
Challenge for College Ages
Chrysalis, Interdenominational, for Youth, under the auspices of "The Upper Room"
Credo, originating with the Navy
Days with the Lord, for young adults, originating in the Filipino community.
De Colores, Interdenominational.
Epiphany, for juvenile offenders.
Happening, for Youth.
Jubilee run by the American Baptist Church Please contact me if you know of a URL
Kairos, for prisoners.
Keryx, for prisoners.
Lutheran Cursillo and Via de Cristo
Presbyterian Cursillo
TEC - Teens Encounter Christ - please contact me if you know their URL
Tres Dias
Via de Cristo, for Lutherans.
Vocare, for Young Adults, ages 19 - 30
Walk to Emmaus, Interdenominational, under the auspices of "The Upper Room"

Back to top

Mailing Lists

Chrysalis@seas.smu.edu
List Owner : DeJuan Jackson
To sign on, send mail to majordomo@seas.smu.edu with SUBSCRIBE CHRYSALIS in the message body.

Cursillo@list.us.net
List Owner : Scotty Ward
To sign on, send mail to majordomo@list.us.net with SUBSCRIBE CURSILLO in the message body.

Emmaus@bmi.net
List Owner : Dee Douglas
To sign on, send mail to listserver@ls1.bmi.net with SUBSCRIBE EMMAUS in the message body.

Back to top

Cursillo Reunion Groups via e-mail

Wherever possible cursillistas should be part of a group which meets every week for prayer, encouragement, accountablity, fellowship, and planning. This is known as a "Reunion Group". In some cases it is not possible to meet with a local Group, and so some Cursillistas keep in touch by means of an e-mail Group. This is presently organized by Deb Saffin at saffin@cyberlink.bc.ca

Back to top

Other Good Links

Houses of Worship
The WWW Bible Gateway
The Lectionary, using the Revised Common Version
The Lectionary, using the NRSV
The Good News Page
Keith's Page
Nerd World
Scotty's ASCII art page

Back to top

This Page courtesy of

Get your own Free Home Page

Rainbow Backgrounds by
Gini

Page maintained by

E-mail to Shirley Rollinson, rollinsondr@Hotmail.com