Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The novel “The Ultimate Gift” tells the story of a spoiled young man. His wealthy grandfather’s will stipulates that he must give one gift a day for a month before he can receive his inheritance. So one day he donates blood, he then watches a neighbor’s children, Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Jesus tells a story of a rich man that fires his steward for squandering his property. The steward quickly calls his master’s debtors and reduces the amount they owe to gain their favor, because he may need their friendship in the Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org There is a story about a young boy and his mom who go to Mass at this magnificent Cathedral while on vacation. The young boy looks at all the beautiful stained glass windows and asks his Mom, “Who are all those people?” She tells him she does Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Many people prepare for their retirement financially, but few prepare for it spiritually. Many lives collapse because of failure to accept the grace necessary to persevere. Marriages fail because the couple did not have a strong prayer life together. When challenges came they were not strong enough to Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Some of my greatest recollections as a child were of large dinners at Grandma’s house. These occurred on Thanksgiving, Christmas and special birthdays. It was always so much fun to be with my cousins and enjoy fabulous food, even when I still had to sit at the Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is All Souls Day, a day when our Church tradition invites us to pray for the people who have died and are in Purgatory. Purgatory is not, as many people think, a place where a vindictive God sends us to punish us a Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The feast of All Saints was instituted to honor all Saints both known and unknown. It owes its origin in the western church to the dedication of the Roman Pantheon in honor of Mary and all the martyrs by Pope Boniface IV in the year 609. Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org What is true humility and why should we make it a characteristic of our lives? True humility is not feeling bad about yourself or having a low opinion of yourself or thinking of yourself as being inferior to others. True humility frees us to be our true Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Jesus finds himself once again in front of the Pharisees on the Sabbath, where they were “Observing him carefully”. There happens to be a man there with Dropsy, which to the Pharisees meant he was “unclean”. This was obviously a setup to see if Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Most of us would agree that the world today is characterized by division and disagreement more than by unity and common values. There are so many different viewpoints we see expressed especially as we near our presidential election. These viewpoints are held and expressed so strongly to Read more…