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
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Mark 6:53-56, people recognized Jesus and ran around the country bringing their sick to wherever he was. They placed the sick in the town’s marketplace to wait for Jesus to pass so he could heal them. Even though the sick were Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Hebrew word for “understanding” can also be translated as “listening”. It is why we so often talk about quieting ourselves to listen to what the Lord is trying to communicate to us. It is through this listening that we gain wisdom and insight into the Lord’s Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Mark 6:14-29, we hear about the end of John the Baptist. John was not afraid to speak the truth, telling Herod that it was not lawful to marry his brother’s wife Herodias. This earned him the wrath of Herodias, and she eventually had Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the anniversary of the passing of Deacon Gaston Turcotte. May he Rest In Peace !! Jesus tells his apostles to travel light. No food, no sack, no money in their belt and no second tunic. He tells them this not because these things are Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today’s feast is the Presentation of the Lord which is also the Fourth Joyful Mystery. Today we hear that Simeon went to the temple everyday hoping to see the long awaited Messiah. He didn’t know who he was or what to expect. Would this Messiah look like a Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Gospel story today is about the woman in the crowd who touches Jesus’ clothes in order to be healed. It is depicted in one of my favorite paintings of all time. This painting is covering one whole wall in the chapel in the basement of the Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 18:1-5, Jesus is asked by the disciples, “who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over and set it in their midst, saying “whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest, and whoever receives one Read more
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus and the Apostles are in a boat on the Sea of Galilee when a violent storm comes up. The apostles are very much afraid. Jesus says to them, “Why are you terrified ? Do you not yet have faith?” Why was it that those close Read more
