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Winds of the Spirit

A historic view of the Catholic movements that emerged from the grassroots as an inspiration by the Holy Spirit

In Love with the Real Presence

From within the Renewal in the Spirit, a lay person, Pierre Goursat started the Emmanuel Community, which has grown worldwide since, out of his love for Jesus.

Five Loves

Love for Christ, love for Mary, love for souls, love for the Church, and love for the Pope: these five loves embrace the spirituality of the International Catholic Movement Regnum Christi, a kind of special force for the mission of the Catholic Church in the world.

For the Love of Mary

“The Knights of the Immaculate” is possibly the earliest, the largest and the most articulate Catholic movement in the world. Most remarkably, its founder is the Holocaust martyr, Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

In The Footsteps Of Don Bosco

The Salesian Cooperators are Catholic lay people who are living the Gospel message in the spirit of Don Bosco by helping out in the different activities of a local Salesian school, parish or youth center.

Surviving On Holy Communion

The French mystic Marthe Robin only ate the consecrated host and relived Christ’s passion every Friday for fifty years. Countless Catholics came to draw inspiration and strength around her housebound existence. The Foyers de Charité is the movement she founded.

The “Preacher in Blue Jeans”

Bo Sanchez gave his first talk when he was 13 and has not stopped preaching since then. He is the founder of the lay movement “Light of Jesus Family” and its growing cluster of initiatives about Mission, Media and Mercy.

Black Robe and Roman Collar

This is the traditional attire Fr. Oreste Benzi, founder of the John XXIII Community, left behind. With it was the most daring commitment to the disenfranchised of society that he has left to his followers all over the world.

In The Footsteps of Saint Francis

The oldest movement founded by Francis himself, the Third Order Franciscans continues to guide those who want to follow in the founder’s lifestyle in their own lives.

The Baptismal Priesthood

This is how the members of the Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic Ministry describe themselves. Founded in the Philippines, this apostolate has spread to many countries of the world where Filipino workers are present, even with a foray into Africa.

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