Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org When a man and a woman come together in marriage two things happen as we read in the book of Genesis 2:24. First, the man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife. Second, the two of them become one body. It’s sort of like Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Imagine how surprised people were to hear Jesus say; “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” They must have felt he was talking to the wrong crowd. After all, they were farmers, fishermen, and carpenters. They were not scholars and lawyers or Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Our gospel today, Matthew 5:1-12, is from the famous Beatitudes declared by Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount. Jesus opens with, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. This statement is misunderstood by many. Poor in spirit doesn’t mean Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the feast of Corpus Christi. As we receive Jesus in the Eucharist today, we need to thank him that we are Catholic and for this incredible gift of his Body and Blood. We need to thank him that he has bound himself to us in Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The widow in our Gospel today gave all that she had to live on and not from her surplus wealth. It makes us stop and think about how we give. Many times we feel like we are just barely making ends meet and that keeps us from Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from Mark 12:35-37, the end is near for Jesus, and he begins to reveal his true identity. The Jewish scribes taught that the Messiah was the Son of David, indicating that he was inferior to David, but Jesus proved the opposite Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org At the time of Jesus, the Jews had hundreds of laws. As we hear today, Jesus had two. Love God with all our being and love our neighbor as ourselves. In fact Jesus goes beyond a one-step response to the Scribes and links the love of God with Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Pharisees and Sadducees were constantly posing questions to Jesus to trap him and find an offense against him. Today’s question however is one of the most absurd scenarios you could ever imagine. They pose to him the question from Tobit about the woman so unlucky as Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The question today in the gospel is: what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God? To answer this question, Jesus used a visual aid. He got out a Roman coin. This is what you use to pay Caesar, so pay it; and return to God Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The question today in the gospel is: what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God? To answer this question, Jesus used a visual aid. He got out a Roman coin. This is what you use to pay Caesar, so pay it; and return to God Read more