Josef García-Cascales
Josef García-Cascales CMF (born August 9, 1928 in Xàtiva , Valencia Province , Spain as José Maria García-Cascales ; † September 8, 2012 in Vienna , Austria ) was a Spanish Claretian who worked in Austria . He was the founder of the Cursillo movement in German-speaking countries.
Life
Josef García-Cascales was born in the Spanish province of Valencia , his father was murdered in 1936 because of his Christian faith in the Spanish Civil War . In 1940 he entered the minor seminary of the Claretian in Alagón , Zaragoza Province , one. In 1946 he joined the religious community in Vic , province of Barcelona , and studied philosophy in northern Spain. From 1949 to 1953 he studied Catholic theology at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main . In 1953 he was ordained a priest . Since 1958 he worked in Vienna .
At Pentecost 1960 he introduced the Cursillo movement in the German-speaking area , starting from Heiligenkreuz Abbey , and was the leader of the movement until 2003. In 1969 the Austrian Bishops' Conference appointed him leader of the Working Group of Diocesan Secretariats (ADC). He was the church rector of the Immaculate Heart Chapel of the Breitenfeld parish .
His literary works have reached a circulation of almost 1.5 million copies. He directed the magazine "Cursillo - Gospel Today" for over 35 years.
Publications
- Claret against windmills.
- Covenant of friendliness. 3rd edition, Vienna 1959, 17th edition, Hermagoras-Verlag, Klagenfurt 2005, ISBN 3-7086-0139-4 .
- Abundance of life. 2009
- Utopias in the Bible. 2008
- Trodden millions. 1975
- Does Christianity have a future?
- God's offerings: offers of life,
- Experience of God - Experience of Christ, 1978
- The testimony of Cursillo. 1966
- Human become human. Food for thought for those who like to think. 2012, earlier: Essentials for awake Christians. Waymarks. 1993.
- To the last depth. Food for thought. Mohorjeva, Klagenfurt 2012, ISBN 978-3-7086-0682-8 .
- Words of encouragement. Mohorjeva, Klagenfurt 2013, ISBN 978-3-7086-0791-7 .
literature
- Peter Pawlowsky , Elisabeth Seidl, Walter Rechberger (eds.): The community is alive: Josef Garcia-Cascales - his spirit continues to work. Collection of articles, Hermagoras, Klagenfurt Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-7086-0762-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef García-Cascales in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Josef García-Cascales in the German Digital Library
- Website of Josef García-Cascales (St. Claret Mission)
- Archdiocese of Vienna : the founder of the German-speaking Cursillo movement is dead , KAP, September 10, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ "founder of Cusillo movement died" , Vatican Radio / cape, September 10, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | García-Cascales, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | García-Cascales, José Maria (maiden name); García-Cascales CMF, Josef; P. Josef CMF |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish-Austrian Claretian priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xàtiva , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 2012 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Austria |