Hi Kathy,

I found these postings in our knowledge base that should help:

• Are Catholics who speak in tongues accepted as part of the Catholic Church?
• What is the Catholic Church's view regarding "speaking in tongues"?
• Is the Catholic Charismatic Church in communion with Rome?
  
  

These links may be helpful:

• Message Of The Holy Father John Paul II To The Catholic Charismatic Renewal
  
• Catholic Charismatic Renewal - National Service Committee

Hope this helps,

Mike

Hi Kathy,

The Charismatic Renewal is a movement that emphasizes:

• the charismatic gifts of the Spirit (such as miraculous healing and speaking in tongues)
• open and lively praise and worship, and
• a personal experience with God.

Charismatic's tend to meet in regular prayer meetings distinct from the Mass, although there are charismatic Masses as well. It is a movement approved by the Church and frequently praised by the popes like Pope St. John Paul II; I'm not sure what Benedict has had to say about the group.
It focuses on an experience called baptism in the Holy Spirit which is a kind of awakening of the graces of the sacraments of Confirmation and Baptism.

You can google for an array of Catholic Charismatic Renewal ministries within each diocese.

Eric