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
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Gospel of John reminds me that God sent his only Son so that I might have eternal life. God’s own life within me we also call grace. This is God’s life within me here on earth and the fullness of life to come in heaven. Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today Matthew 1: 18-21, Joseph learns that his betrothed Mary was “with child”, before they lived together. He did not yet know she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Even though he could have legally had her stoned to death, he didn’t. He wanted to Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org If I had to choose only one Gospel that would be the sole Scripture for me to use as a guide to nurture my faith, which one would I choose ? For me John’s Gospel would not be my first choice. While it has many wonderful stories about Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️. Who deserves credit for successes I may have achieved in my life? This question was hotly debated at the time of the Protestant Reformation. The reformers emphasized that it was all God’s work and we can do nothing on our own. The Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org John’s Gospel tells the story of a man who had been sitting at the Pool of Bethesda awaiting healing for 38 years. And I thought the wait in my doctor’s office was long ! According to ancient tradition this pool contained healing power when the water was Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, John 4: 43-54, a royal official comes to Jesus and wants him to rush to Capernaum to heal his child who is dying. The official is in a panic because his child is at the point of death and Jesus is a Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org There are many people who encountered Christ that we read about in scripture. There were encounters between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, the man born blind, the crippled man at Bethesda, and today with Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and, in a sense, Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today, Jesus shows us a contrast in two ways of praying. He holds up the tax collectors’ prayers as a model for us to follow. The tax collector is justified not because he has done all the right things, but because he has the humility to recognize Read more