What is Renewal

• Why?

• What does it do?

• Types (ecumenical)

– Retreats

– Cursillo

– Charismatic

Retreats

• Definitions

– Thomas A. Kempis

• Purposes

• Spiritual Exercises Ignatius

• Workshops

Cursillo

• What is it?

• History

– Santiago de Composto

– Men only

– Edward Bonnin

– Fr. Gabriel Fernandez, B. Vadell, A. Polomino

• Requirements for Participation

Cursillo Weekend

• Thursday Night--Mediations

• Friday--Understanding Self

– rollos

• Saturday--Understanding Self in Relationship to God

– Palencias (care & sacrifice)

• Sunday--Understanding how to fulfill God’s will

• The Fourth Day

• Group Reunions and Ultreyas

Catholic Charismatic Movement

• What is it?

– “baptism in H.S.”

– Renewal of sacraments

– Spiritual war

• Church seyz

– Pope 1994

– Grace for a New Springtime 1997

• Protestant Roots

– Great Awakening (Johnathan Edwards, “On Revival”)

– Holiness movement (Methodism, John Wesley, sanctification, Phoebe Palmer, Altar theology)

– Pentecostal movement (Bethel Bible School, Charles Fox Parham, Agnes Ozman, Azusa Street Revival, William James Seymour)

• Catholic Pentecostals

• Prayer Meeting