The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Mich., are celebrating 40 years of foundation on Sept. 1. The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma have taken an active role in the Diocese of Knoxville, working in many levels of the diocese including schools, Catholic Charities, and health care. On Sept. …
Cursillo is active across the diocese
‘Short course in Christianity’ is deepening participants’ faith lives By Jacqueline Cecalupo Cursillo is alive in the Knoxville Diocese! Although you may not have heard of it, Cursillo (pronounced kur-see-yo) means “short course in Christianity,” and it is a powerful Catholic movement designed to strengthen lay leadership. It is available to all Catholics within their diocese, with weekend presentations made to men by men, to women by women, and by deacons and a priest. Movement founders Father Juan Capo and Edwardo Bonnin originated Cursillo in the 1940s and first introduced it in the United States at St. Francis on the Brazos Church in Waco, Texas, in 1957. This four-day encounter, under the spiritual leadership of Father Gabriel Fernandes along with airmen Bernardo Vadell and Agustin Palomino, was first presented in Spanish. They brought the weekend experience from Mallorca, Spain, as a focus of training for U.S. airmen. The first English-language... Read more →