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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org After teaching the crowd from the boat, why did Jesus perform the miracle of the great catch of fish ? No doubt the great crowd had something to do with it for they were probably hungry. But Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Happy September everyone !   Is it just me, or does the miracle of Jesus healing Simon’s mother-in-law seem unusual to you ? There is no fanfare, no reaction from the people, no special words or Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One of my favorite places in the Holy Land is Capernaum. It’s located in a beautiful setting on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was a very large city in its time and was Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today of Luke 4:16-30, Jesus says, “Amen I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place”. A prophet’s role in history was to comfort the challenged and challenge Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org What is more important to God – clean hands or a clean mind and heart ? The Scribes and Pharisees were upset with Jesus because he allowed his disciples to break with their ritual traditions and Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In the parable in today’s Gospel, Jesus is talking about the last judgement and how we will be accountable for how we use everything God gave us. We all have different gifts and talents. The question is; Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today of Luke 7:11-17, Jesus comes upon a procession of people carrying a dead man. He sees his mother, a widow, and is moved with pity. He moves forward and touches the coffin, and Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The wise virgins in our Gospel today were creative, astute and enterprising. They brought extra oil for their lamps. The foolish virgins did not, so when they ran low and had to buy more oil, they missed Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Our Catholic tradition is that Nathanael, who John refers to in his Gospel, is the same person as St. Bartholomew, who is one of the twelve apostles. Like all of us, he received a call to Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today of Matthew 23:13-22, Jesus is chastising the scribes and Pharisees for their practice of swearing false oaths. He was addressing dishonesty that was the common practice in that day. Many people, Read more