Loving God and neighbor are ‘front legs’ of Cursillo

Submitted on August 27, 2009

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People who realize there is more to discover about their relationship with God and their neighbor can turn to the Cursillo Movement, says the organization’s spiritual adviser in St. Louis.

Father John Vogler, administrator of Visitation/St. Ann Shrine Parish in North St. Louis, said those relationships are worth examining. “If somebody is restless, they might want to begin a relationship with God or improve it.”

He compared the challenge to the one facing Marriage Encounter in reaching out to couples. “People who seem to be satisfied in their marriage tend not to want to go to a Marriage Encounter, even though it’s for people who have a good marriage. There’s a tendency to believe that if everything seems to be OK, then why bother?”

People view their relationship with God in the same way, Father Vogler said. “If we are satisfied with the way things are going, why bother to grow, to change, to get better?”

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