Most people know someone whose life has been changed for the better through their contact with the Charismatic Renewal. Many have come to a personal, living faith. Some have experienced emotional or physical healing. Others have returned to the Church and committed themselves to a new life of service. People notice these things, so they know that there are good results - or as we might put it, good fruit.
Every parish has a number of groups with their own vision, purpose, and area of service.
No one is uncomfortable with the Rosary Circle, the Legion of Mary, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, or with many of the other parish organizations - the list could be much longer. But the truth is that the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is not just a matter of a weekly prayer meeting. At its heart lies the Baptism in the Holy Spirit - a grace of God which I believe should be a part of the normal experience of every Christian. But there's more to it than that. Many of us failed to do this when we went through the process of Christian initiation.