Cursillos in Christianity is a Movement which, by its own Method, attempts from within the Church, to give life to the essential Christian truths in the singularity, originality and creativity of the person. In discovering their potential and accepting their limitations, they will direct their freedom with their conviction, reinforce their will with decisiveness and direct their friendship with the virtue of constancy in their day-to-day life, personally and with others.
Cursillo has been life-changing for my family and me. It took me a long time before I finally allowed the Holy Spirit to bring me to Cursillo, but once there, I have been forever changed. My relationship with Jesus deepened...
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I was a part of Cursillo weekend #91 and my wife weekend #92. This was thanks to God’s love and Mario and Linda Marino of Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church at that time celebrating in the El Toro High...
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In the early 70s (before Orange was a diocese and before Orange had its own expression of Cursillo) Julie and I moved to Newport Beach from Los Angeles. We were both “cradle Catholics”, but somewhere along the...
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I am a convert and became Catholic after I met my husband because he was so faithful, but it was always his faith and never really became my faith. However, my husband passed away before our 10 th anniversary and...
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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Sheila and I just returned from a short week in Juneau, Alaska. It was our 50th and last state to visit. We were struck by the beauty of that place but also Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 6:19-23, we hear Jesus say, “No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve God and mammon”. Mammon is an Aramaic word for wealth or property. Jesus Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 5:38-42, we hear Jesus say, “when someone strikes you on the cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If someone wants to go to law Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus talked about a tiny mustard seed that grows into one of the largest of all bushes. We know that for a seed to grow it needs water, oxygen and Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Sheila and I have been married for 56 years. Thinking back over all those years, there’s a lot to ponder. I often mention on Cursillo that various scripture readings cause me Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, John 19:31-37, as Jesus hung on the cross, it was customary for the soldiers to break the legs of those crucified to hasten their death. But they Read more…
