Encourager

Jesus came to bring us life in all its fullness. The transformative impact of encountering Jesus is wonderfully and vividly illustrated in the changing of the water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. The mundane and... Continue reading→

Well the 3 days of M44 & W44A Cursillo 2015 are gone – but the 4th Day beckons… Some responses from the weekend were: The LD’s said ‘It was ‘a privilege’….and what a great privilege it is for us all to... Continue reading→

With Lent and Easter just past, along with the Centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli I am very aware of the deeply contemplative reflections we have undergone during this time. Lent is, of course, the time we intentionally set... Continue reading→

From Diocesan Spiritual Director, Stephen Niland – I am very humbled to be writing to you as the newly commissioned Diocesan Spiritual Director. This appointment certainly came out of “left field” as the saying goes. The Cursillo Movement continues to play a... Continue reading→

The Latest Issue of our Cursillo Diocesan Newsletter… Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,  Cursillo is such an important part of this diocese, so many of our leaders have made their Cursillo and would name it as the point at which... Continue reading→

ENCOURAGER 88 MAY 2014 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Now that we are in the season of Easter, we think about new life and transformation. One of the things that fascinates me is the differences between Organisations and Movements.... Continue reading→

February 2014 edition: As we start a new year, I am highly aware of starting a new adventure with you as the new Diocesan Spiritual Director, I have long held that life is an adventure and that part of living... Continue reading→

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Recently on Father’s Day, my children gave me the DVD “Cliffy”, a story about the 61 year old Victorian potato farmer who won the Sydney to Melbourne Ultra-marathon. In preparing for the race he had to try and... Continue reading→