The influence of the catholic charismatic renewal on the faith of the people of kahunge catholic parish, Fort-Portal Diocese, uganda.

Abstract

The study on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal elaborates humanity’s desire to lower God through prayer so that his or her prayers may be answered. This is because man and woman are always aware of their finite situation and long for the infinite. The words of St. Augustine that God has made us for Himself and our hearts are restless until they rest in Him, express its powerlessness in mankind and always urge them to seek God’s power in everything they do.

The community of Kahunge expresses this powerlessness through the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. The community has attempted to integrate this in the prayer life of man and woman in the community. The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of CCR on faith of the members of this Parish community.

In examining the influence of Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Kahunge Parish, only six Church centres where the movement is active were sampled both males and females were randomly selected. The researcher used three instruments for data collection, questionnaire, observation schedule and interview schedule.

After testing the hypotheses, the results showed that the influence of CCR on faith is of great significance. The movement has changed the lives of the people. It has also made them more committed to their call. With this discovery therefore, the recommendations pointed out that the church should incorporate the renewal movement in the Christian life and liturgical celebrations