Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus went up the mountain with Peter, James and John and was transfigured in their midst. The gospel says they were terrified but got to witness the glory of God himself. They were spiritually awakened to his transforming power. The question for us today is, are we Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel of Mark 8: 34-38, Jesus says “Whoever wished to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, and that of the Gospel, will save it. Saving their life means living for themselves, and losing their life Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus is trying to explain to the apostles about his suffering and death. They do not want to hear all this talk about dying. He tells them they are not thinking as God does, but as human beings do. The same is true for us. But Jesus is Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus touched the ears and tongue of the deaf man and cures him. What a moment that must have been. There are a lot of people today who miss a lot of life, like that deaf man. They refuse to open up their ears to God’s word Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus says to his Apostles today, “Do you still not understand?” There is much that we as humans will never understand about our infinite God and his plan of salvation. The best we can do is to continue the second leg of our tripod which is STUDY. Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel of Luke 10: 1-9, Jesus sends out his apostles to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and drive out demons. He also tells them not to take any money, clothes, or sandals for the journey. Jesus told them this so Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Mark 7:31-37, people brought a deaf man to Jesus and begged him to lay hands on the man and heal him. Jesus put his finger in the man’s ears and then he spit on his fingers and touched the man’s tongue. Jesus Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In Mark’s Gospel we see Jesus continuing his ministry of healing up in Tyre, which today is in Lebanon. What a gift it must have been for the woman in today’s story to have her daughter healed of unclean spirits. Yet whenever I open myself Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus is continuing to struggle with the Pharisees over adherence to the law. The law for the Jews was to help them live a good life as God intended, but sometimes you can get stuck in the law. This can also be true for us Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Pharisees complained that Jesus disciple ate their meals without carefully washing their hands as prescribed to them in the Mosaic Law. Jesus says they have set aside the commandments of God in order to uphold their traditions. Jesus specifically accuses them of two things. First Read more…