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• June Message from Our Spiritual Director

    “FOLLOW ME!”   “Call” is a loaded word in Catholic conversations. It is often used narrowly in reference to the specifically celibate summons to priesthood or religious life. Only occasionally do I hear laypeople discuss the work they do ...

• June Lay Directors Link

    Appreciate your Gifts! (And use them as Jesus intended)   In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus Thessalonians 5:18   As Lay Directors of Twin Cities Cursillo, it is an honor and privilege to repre...

• May Message from Our Spiritual Director

    “COME HOLY SPIRIT, COME!”   As we enter the month of May, we look to the rest of the Easter season that will culminate with the Ascension of Jesus into heaven and the sending of the Holy Spirit nine days later on Pentecost Sunday, which we will...

• May Lay Directors Link

    Tend to your Seed   The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when it is full grown; it is the largest of plants. – Matthew 13:31-32   Both of us were fortun...

• April Message from Our Spiritual Director

    IS GOD ASKING TOO MUCH?   Most of us have no quarrel with Jesus. When he says, "love one another – welcome little children – peace I leave you" – we find nothing difficult or objectionable in these sayings. Most of what Jesus has to say sou...

• April Lay Directors Link

    Celebrate with Jesus!   Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go to tell my brothers to go to Galilee; where they will see me"   Matthew 28:10 As we enter April we are in the midst of Holy Week. The week begins and ends with a celebrati...

• March Message from Our Spiritual Director

    “HERE I AM LORD – SEND ME!”   Perhaps in listening to scripture week after week people may wonder what all the mighty deeds described in the Bible have to do with them. These stories of visions, prophets, apostles and miracles seem written o...

• March Lay Directors Link

     Moving Beyond Blindness   The blind and lame came to him at the Temple, and he healed them.  Matthew 21:14   In like a lion, out like a lamb…..Ahhh, March has arrived. With the windy month of March comes opportunity to focus on God’s good...

• February Message from Our Spiritual Director

    “Words of Love”   “Come on people now, Smile on your brother, Everybody get together, Try to love one another, Right now.” You’ve probably heard that song if you listen to an oldies station. If you’re not totally “cool” with you...

• February Lay Directors Link

  Thy Will Be Done   I am with you always, even to the ends of time Matthew 28:20 As we begin our term as Lay Directors for Twin Cities Cursillo, we would like to express our gratitude to God and to you for this special opportunity to serve. We ...

• January Message from Our Spiritual Director

  "We Saw His Star at it's Rising"         Matt. 2:2   Although darkness can be very soothing and romantic as well, it can also be very frightening.  We lose our way in the dark - we bump into things - we cannot perceive what or who might threat...

• January Lay Directors Link

  "24 of 24"   "Time flies when you are having fun!"  That old adage accurately describes our two years as Lay Directors for Twin Cities Cursillo.  It seemed like just yesterday Mary & John Jelinek kicked us from the nest and to...

• December Message from Our Spiritual Director

  BLESS THE "LITTLE" ONES!   As I reflected on the true meaning of the Christmas season I found this little story from several years ago and I thought it would be so appropriate for this month’s article.  It was written by a young mother and it...

• December Message from the Lay Directors

    Gift Season   To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. 1 Corinthians 12:7   It’s here, it’s upon us, one can’t miss the fact we are smack dab in the middle of gift season.  It seems this year it sta...

• November Message from the Spiritual Director

  Respect for Life   October is Respect for Life month and with the closing of the month and the beginning of November, I would like to reflect on what we just celebrated. On New Year’s Day, 2000, the first day of the new millennium, the St. Cloud T...

• November Message from the Lay Directors

  Grace in the Darkness   For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” – Jeremiah 29:11   To say the least, this fall has not followed the plan I envi...

• October Message from Our Spiritual Director

  A Practical Approach to Prayer   If you look up the word “focus” in a dictionary, you will find that it has a number of different meanings. Then if you will move to the end you will see that it was originally a Latin word that simply meant “heart...

• October Message from the Lay Directors

  Aka: 4TH Dayers“. . . `The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the Master of the harvest to send out laborers for His harvest.” Luke 10:2 Right now it’s that anxious time period for Twin Cities Cursillo. Cursillo’s #305 & #30...