Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus told the crowd traveling with him that they must hate their mother and father, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even themselves if they are to follow him. That is pretty harsh language. In Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Yesterday we celebrated all the Saints including those unnamed men and women who quietly served and laid down their lives out of love for the Lord. Today on All Souls we remember our “faithful departed”. These are Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Our gospel today from Matthew 5:1-12, is from the famous Beatitudes declared by Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount. Jesus opens with “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Who wants to be last ? How many of you enter a contest hoping to be last? Rather we always strive to win. Jesus today tells us that those who humble themselves will be exalted, so do not Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Luke 14:1-6, Jesus finds himself on the Sabbath dining at the home of one of the leading Pharisees where they were observing him carefully. In front of him there was a Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the feast of Sts. Simon and Jude. St. Jude is known as the patron saint of impossible causes. St. Simon was a member of a group of agitators known as Zealots. They violently opposed the Roman Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org When Jesus was asked who will enter the Kingdom of God, he surprised them by his answer. Many Rabbis taught that all of Israel, with a few exceptions, would be saved. After all they were the chosen Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus uses two parables today to try to teach us about the kingdom of heaven. First he uses the example of the mustard seed. Although it’s so small that it’s nearly invisible, it can grow into a Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Luke 13:10-17, 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 Read more…
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