The 2011 Spiritual Exercises of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation were given in various parts of the world under the theme of Christ being a new creation. Father Julián Carrón, the President of Communion and Liberation gave the retreat using Saint Paul's teaching: "So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."One of Father Carrón's thoughts ran this way: "'Thus, whoever is in Christ is a new creation,' because Christ is something that is happening to me. Let us try to identify with the disciples after Easter. What prevailed in their hearts, in their eyes, in their self-awareness, if not His living presence? It was so evident for them that they could not rip it away. It was a Presence that overcame any doubt, any shadow: it imposed itself. Christ was was something that was happening to them. He was not doctrine, a list of things to do, a sentiment. Yes, He was an external presence, different but one that permeated their life."
The notes of Father Carrón can read here: Fraternity Exercises 2011.pdf
Also, a friend, Webster Bull, wrote about his experience of the Exercises on his blog, Witness: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV.
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