I write this at the beginning of Holy Week – wishing to journey with you all thru the events leading up to the joyful proclamation of the Lord’s Resurrection...

Pope Benedict XVI, in Caritas in veritate wrote, ‘The development of peoples depends, above all, on a recognition that the human race is a single family, working together in true communion....’

I hope that your New Year has commenced on a positive and joyful note.
Our congratulations and thanks to those Cursillistas who have committed to serve through Diocesan or National Secretariats . This is a timely reminder for all of us who, through the service structure of our Movement, seek to live and promote the Charism...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!    Feliz Año Nuevo   Joyeux Nouvel An   새해 복 많이 받으세요
Buon Anno     Glucklichnes neueo Jahr    Feliz Ano Novo    Chúc mừng năm mới
Sincere thanks to all Secretariats who sent Christmas wishes to the OMCC.
Because most of our translators were away we were unable to answer all of them as we wished .We hope you enjoyed times of joy and peace with family and friends.

I hope your Advent has been one of hope and joyful anticipation in preparation for the birth of our Saviour. We recall at this time the acceptance of our Blessed Mother Mary – pray that we too may be generous in our “yes” to God...

I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the many brothers and sisters of Cursillo who respond to our OMCC newsletter. It is our privilege to be able to communicate with the “world’ of Cursillo each month. Australia no longer seems so far away from you all...

Greetings and good wishes to my brothers and sisters in Cursillo.
Palanca: We are keeping in mind all your requests for Palanca, and ask you to continue praying
for one another...

Greetings. I hope you all enjoyed the summer break in your part of the world!
Here in Australia we give thanks for our beautiful winter weather. We now look forward to Springtime in this great South Land...

My heart is overflowing with gratitude – firstly to the Holy Spirit and then to all who offered prayer and Palanca for the meeting of the FI Commission in Los Angeles...

For many of you it is summer holiday time - Happy travels. Here in Australia it is winter – not so very cold, sunshine and clear skies for most of us. I continually thank God for the freedom and gifts He has given us in this ‘down-under’ land...

In the April Bulletin I focused on FRIENDSHIP. I have been out of Australia for one month – renewing friendships and making friends. This took me to Mallorca, where I participated as an individual in the Third Conversations of Cala Figuera...

The Lord is trusting that we are alert to the needs of our brothers and sisters throughout the world. I know that you are praying for and supporting, in whatever way you can, those people affected by the natural disasters occurring so frequently this year...

De Colores! I hope the past month has been one of peace and discovery for you as you considered how very special each person, each one of you, is in the eyes of our loving God...

Once again our thanks to all who offered their prayer support for those countries around the world suffering death and destruction from natural disasters...

A very happy and blessed New Year to you.  Thank you to all who sent Christmas greetings to the OMCC – it was truly appreciated...

We hope your Advent time has been one of joyful anticipation of the birth of our SAVIOUR.
Christmas is near – and we wish for you all the blessings of this Holy Season...

September/October have been busy months with Encounters, Local Gatherings, 3 day Cursillos, all round the world. It is a great blessing that we can Palanca for one another. Thank you...

Fr Adrian and I have just returned from attending the Congress of Asian Catholic Laity, held in Seoul Korea. We were a small group – the OMCC Delegation of Fr Adrian; Don Nguyen, Vietnamese Cursillista from Canberra; Joo Nam Kim from the Korean Cursillo Movement, and myself...

Time goes so quickly, doesn’t it? I hope that the past 6 months have been a period of learning and growth, for all of us, in our Apostolic endeavour within the Cursillo Movement...

We have had some wonderful feasts since our last newsletter. Pentecost , Trinity, Body and Blood of Christ, the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Sometimes it is almost too much to take in...