Dear Thepalmtree
Cursillo is a lay movement WITHIN the Catholic Church, which was founded in Spain following the unrest after the Spanish Civil War. Cursillo means A short course (in Christianity).
The Cursillo weekend is three days spent on retreat where true Christian community is experienced and the absolute Truths of the Catholic Church are explained. The tripod of the Cursillo is a life of Piety, Study, and Apostolic Action.
After the weekend, one attends weekly meetings where our piety, study, and apostolic action is shared in a small group. And a plan of action is formed. Ideally, this group will hold you accountable to your plan for evangelizing your environment.
Cursillo opened my eyes to the true mission of the Church. Cursillo is fully in line with the Holy Father and the teachings of the Church.
A call to the diocesan office near you is all you may need to do in order to find out if the Cursillo movement is active in your area. There is also a Protestant version of Cursillo.
Cursillo inspired me to turn my life over TOTALLY to God.
In Christ, Patrick