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
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the feast day of two of the twelve apostles, Sts. Simon and Jude. Considering their importance you would think we would know a lot about them. In fact we know very little. We don’t even know why we celebrate their feast day together except perhaps they Read more
In Old Testament times and in the time of Jesus, belonging to a group meant everything. People didn’t have networks or agencies like health insurance, welfare or social security to help them in time of need that we depend upon today. You belonged to a tribe or a particular town and it Read more
In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a woman that has been crippled by an evil spirit for 18 years, however his loving and merciful act infuriated the Pharisees because he did it on the Sabbath. They were so focused on their own laws, that they didn’t understand the miracle that happened Read more
One common and important source of food for those who lived in Galilee and Judea was the fig tree. Its fruit was highly prized and became a symbol for the people of God’s fruitful love for them. A fig tree normally matured within three years and began to produce much fruit. If not Read more
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is pointing out to the crowds that they know how to read and understand the physical world, like something so unpredictable as the weather, but they cannot read and understand the spiritual world right in front of them. He chastises them for not knowing that they Read more
Today is the feast day of St. John Paul II. One of my fondest memories is being on Mass with the pope at the Los Angeles Coliseum during his visit to the United States. All the priests and deacons were seated to the right of the altar and when he processed in Read more
When I was in a management position in my job, other than firing or laying off people, the hardest thing to do was finding and hiring the right people. In order to hire the right people, you need to have a clear idea of what you want. Jesus has a simple job Read more
How many of us find it difficult to acknowledge Jesus before others? This includes speaking about him to our family at family gatherings. How many times do we listen to attacks on Jesus and his Catholic Church without objecting? We might even kind of nod or smile as if we agree with Read more
In today’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable about greed. A man was blessed to have a bountiful harvest so large that he couldn’t store it all in his barns. He didn’t share his blessings with others, he built bigger barns to keep it all selfishly for himself. But even all Read more