The Influence of Catholic Action on the Cursillo Movement
Ivan Rohloff reports that as far back as 1889, Pope Leo XIII set the stage for the Cursillo in his encyclical "Rerum Novarum." Leo urged the formation of a network of clerically led Catholic associations [...]
The Nature of the Spanish Mentality
The Concordat with Roma had a profound effect upon the Cursillo Movement. It left the movement in a position of being unable to confront the government and unable to take strong positions on political and [...]
Spain’s Relationship With the Vatican
Pope Pius XI and his advisors were quite surprised at the fury of the anticlerical persecution. However, they had been watching the situation in Spain develop since 1931 and did expect conflict, but not with [...]
The post-Civil War Atmosphere in Spain and the Rise of Franco
The Spanish Civil War ended in 1939. After this long period of more than five decades, we are now far removed from that conflict. In addition, the Spanish Civil War was overshadowed, historically, by World [...]
The History of Spain and the Cursillo Movement
Spain and the Cursillo Movement The Cursillo Movement was born in Spain in the 1940's, but to understand the movement in depth, one must understand Spanish history and the Spanish mentality, which have shaped Spanish [...]
