by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 15, 2026 | Lay Coordinator
From Phil Clark, Diocesan Cursillo Coordinator: In thankful memory of my little sister, Pamela Clark King. Scripture Focus “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”— John 10:27 Reflection Some time ago I was with a group of leaders who...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 15, 2026 | Homilies
by Deacon John Tempesco Today’s feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is dedicated to the spiritual martyrdom of Mary, Mother of God, as she participated in the sufferings of her Divine Son. In her suffering, she reminds us of the tremendous evil of sin and shows us the way of...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Aug 16, 2026 | Homilies
Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest who was ordained around the turn of the 20th century. Scholar, publisher, writer, advocate, and martyr, St. Maximilian embodied the person of Christ through teaching the faith and finally...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Jul 17, 2026 | General
Who Was Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen? A Look Ahead to His Beatification Today, with the widespread use of communication media such as YouTube, Social Media, Newsletters, websites, and Video Conferencing, we are all familiar with Catholic “influencers” such...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Jun 21, 2026 | Catechesis
De Colores and Happy Father’s Day! Last month I wrote about the relationship between our Cursillo Movement, Bishop Jacques’s call to a 5-Year Journey of Faith, the “Via Fidelis,” and its focus this year on Catechesis. Today, the focus will be on the structure of the...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | May 23, 2026 | Catechesis
De Colores! “Our Hearts Are Restless Until They Rest In You” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (Book 1, Chapter 1) Following Christ Today, as I write this on Memorial Day Weekend — a day that we honor the ultimate sacrifice of so many who have gone before us — it is also...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 28, 2025 | Lay Coordinator
I am a big fan of Flannery O’Connor. You may be too. Some of you may not be familiar with her and her works. Flannery was a Savannah, Georgia native who wrote about Southern culture through the lens of being Catholic. She wrote mostly short stories and only two...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 28, 2025 | Lay Coordinator
Make sure my relationship with Jesus is developing and growing. Discover what my God-given gifts and talents (Charisms) are. Discern with Jesus’ help how He wants me to use these gifts and talents. Remember that whatever environment I am in, I am to represent Him in...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 28, 2025 | Lay Coordinator
Evangelization. According to the dictionary, it means preaching the Gospel. The word preach, according to the dictionary, means to proclaim; and the word Gospel means the life of Jesus Christ and also the four Gospels of the New Testament. So, if I were to define...
by SC Catholic Cursillo | Sep 28, 2025 | Lay Coordinator
Over the past several months, the author of the following article, Joseph Cascarelli, and I have conversed many times. Ours is a relationship that began with a simple thank-you note I sent him. He had written an article on retiring from his career as a trial lawyer...
