ADoRE
Alton Day of Renewal: Spiritual Mini-Retreat
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
"It's a personal experience of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, who brings alive in new ways the graces of our baptism. The Holy Spirit not only sets on fire all that we have already received, but comes again in power to equip us with his gifts for service and mission.
"Charismatic Christianity is normal Christianity, because the Church herself is charismatic, and we were never supposed to live a Christian life without the full presence and power of the Holy Spirit. So the aim of the Renewal is to bring the life of the Holy Spirit into every part of the Church by bringing Him into the life of every Christian man and woman."
- Charles Whitehead KSG,
Former President of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services
How can I find out more?
Attend our next meeting
Read about the Mission of CHARIS HERE
Read this article: "What is the nature of the CCR?"
Visit the websites and downloads linked from this page
Go to a Catholic Renewal event
Join a prayer group - See listing here
Read about the History of Renewal and see button below)
Read this article: Is the Pope a charismatic?
In Autumn 2018, CHARIS was created as the one single service for Catholic Charismatic Renewal worldwide. This brings together, in response to Pope Francis's request, all the different expressions of Charismatic Renewal within the Church as a "single current of grace", thus reinforcing unity. It is "a body established by the Holy See, through the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, endowed with public juridic personality." (i.e. similar to a Diocese, Parish or Religious Order).
The purpose of CHARIS is to promote and develop Catholic Charismatic Renewal as a current of grace in the Church and for the Church; to promote the work of unity in the Body of Christ; to ensure good communication between the ecclesiastical authorities and Catholic Charismatic Renewal worldwide, and in particular with the Holy See through the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
CHARIS ENGLAND AND WALES WEBSITE LINK HERE
One of the reasons why Pope Francis called for the creation of CHARIS, the new one service for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, was his desire that the whole Church come to experience the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He has always expressed very clearly this desire for a new Pentecost for the Church and the world. For more information, follow the links below.
"How could this 'spiritual renewal' not be a chance for the Church and the world? And how, in this case could one not take all the means to ensure that it remains so..." - Pope Paul VI, May 19, 1975
"I am convinced that this movement is a very important component of the entire renewal of the Church." - Pope John Paul II, December 11, 1979
"Let us rediscover, dear brothers and sisters, the beauty of being baptized in the Holy Spirit; let us be aware again of our baptism and of our confirmation, sources of grace that are always present." - Pope Benedict XVI, Pentecost 2008
"Charismatic Renewal is a great force at the service of the proclamation of the Gospel, in the joy of the Holy Spirit." - Pope Francis June 2014
"You, Charismatic Renewal, have received a great gift from the Lord. You were born of the will of the Spirit as a current of grace in the Church and for the Church."
- Pope Francis, June 2014
"I would ask you to share baptism in the Holy Spirit with everyone in the Church...."
- Pope Francis, Pentecost 2019
Article from Christianity Today magazine reviewing Pope Francis' support for renewal.
Two videos summarising the first 50 years of Catholic Charismatic Renewal, (1) featuring Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI
(2) featuring Ralph Martin, Kevin and Dorothy Ranaghan.
Video "Exploring the roots of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal." from Pope Leo XIII to Pope John XXIII, with Patti and Al Mansfield and David Mangan.
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Text of the talk given at the inauguration of CHARIS. A lengthy but extremely important and helpful teaching on how the charismatic nature of the Church faded in importance historically, but was rediscovered at Vatican II and once again recognised as co-essential with the Institutional dimension of the Church.
