Cursillo #160

I just got back from another Cursillo retreat to add to many before. The top photo is of one the decks that looks out at the ocean over the dunes from among the palm trees and live oaks. Every day we could watch deer grazing in the short space between the chapel and the ocean. The diocese owned 1400+ acres of Seabrook Island just south of Charleston but sold some of it many years ago that is the the gated community you must pass through to reach Camp St. Christopher. Now the camp and conference center sits on 300 plus acres on the ocean on one side and a salt marsh estuary on the other. We housed 62 team and participants but the facility holds more and in fact had other programs at the same time. The rooms are 2 double bed rooms with private bath. We housed the 62 with only two people to a room.

I must admit I started this first experience in South Carolina comparing it to my many Cursillo experiences in Massachusetts. SC does many things differently than Massachusetts Episcopal Cursillo and I treasured so much of what we did in Mass that I didn't know how something different could work. As you cab see from the other pictures we had a larger group than we have seen in Massachusetts for a long time, and jesus the King of Kings showed up. Jesus from our skit night was George a good friend making his Cursillo as a candidate from my parish. We had so many laughs and good times on this retreat.

This particular Cursillo was a deep healing Cursillo. I have never seen the number of profoundly healed and restored people as I personally experienced on this retreat and I don't know about the other spiritual directors personal experience. Most of you know how much I love Cursillo and I am so happy to be part of it again here in SC. I don't know if I will ever be called again to be a spiritual director but you know I will jump at the opportunity if ever it is offered. I love being a priest in the church and I have seen some great and miraculous things happen in people's lives even through normal church activity, but what happens on a Cursillo just exponentially expands those kinds of results.