Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org At the last supper Jesus says that we are to love one another as HE LOVED US. This is not a philosophical statement. This is not simply a statement that helps the community and ourselves to be more at peace. This statement is not abstract. What we Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from John 12: 1-11, Mary took some expensive oil and anointed the feet of Jesus, at the objection of Judas. We know Judas really wanted to sell the oil, not to give the money to the poor, but to keep it Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is Palm Sunday which begins our Holy Week. It also ushers in the final week of preparation for the Elect, who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. From ancient times Christians have brought palm branches home from church on Palm Sunday. Some placed them on the Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Passover begins tonight, and tomorrow we begin Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday and the Lord’s Passion. The theme of death in Christianity is never about dying or suffering for its own sake. I may think of death as a kind of “dead-end”, but Jesus Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from John 10: 31-42, Jesus was accused of blasphemy for telling the truth about himself, that he was the Son of God. When the mob tried to arrest and stone him, he simply walked away from the mob, and went back to the Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation. Mary’s first reaction to the Angel Gabriel was: “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” She realized that her life was irrevocably changed forever. She had to “die” to her old way of thinking in Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Sometimes it’s hard to understand what Jesus is talking about. For example, does he really mean that a Christian is supposed to “hate “ his life in the world? Scholars explain that Jesus is using this vivid language to make an important point. He is talking about letting Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org We all know that Jesus is good to us, but sometimes we don’t seem to believe it. This is especially true when we face suffering, trials, challenges, and tests. God is someone who does the right thing for us, but sometimes it hurts. It seems at times that Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today John 8: 1-11, the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus that was caught in adultery, saying, “Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such a woman.” This has always been one of those Gospels that Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In John’s Gospel, the raising of Lazarus from the dead is a turning point for Jesus. In a sense, the Passion begins here. From now on, the theme of death as a source of life will dominate John’s Gospel. The great deed that Jesus did in raising Lazarus Read more…