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 Today’s Gospel passage picks up right after the two disciples, on the road to Emmaus, were joined by Jesus, whom they didn’t recognize until the breaking of the bread. Remember that Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today’s reading from Acts 6 describes the selection of the first seven deacons. It’s interesting to note that the apostles placed the responsibility for finding the first deacons on the community. They Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today from John 6: 1-15, a crowd of 5000 gathered to be with Jesus. Jesus asked where can they get food to feed them. Philip says they don’t have Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org For those of us who teach in the RCIA, this time of year is known as Mystagogy. It is a 50 day period from Easter to Pentecost. It’s when church members, both Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One of the remarkable characteristics of Jesus in the Gospels was the way he was able to forgive. He forgave even people who didn’t deserve it. He forgave without delay. He forgave Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One of the first things Jesus does after his resurrection is to return to his disciples and breathe the Holy Spirit upon them. The work of Jesus did not end with Read more…
