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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In Jesus time, the Jews hated the Romans because they represented everything the Jews stood against including pagan beliefs and worship of idols. It was therefore astonishing for them to see Jesus conversing with and then Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Matthew 8:1-4, we find Jesus laying hands on a leper and healing him. Lepers were considered ritually unclean, and anyone who touched a leper would become unclean as well, that is why they Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the feast day commemorating the birthday of St. John the Baptist. It is also approximately the longest day of the year. This day always reminds me of the flow of our church’s liturgical calendar. This Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org When Jesus says that a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit, he is talking to us who are supposed to be people of faith. He isn’t talking to Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org What kind of foundation is my life built upon? What principles have I built my life around ?   There is a difference between acting on principles and simply the desire to do what is Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Matthew 22:34-40, Jesus is asked by one of the Pharisees which is the greatest commandment. He responds with not one but two commandments – “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Happy Father’s Day all of you father’s, grandfather’s and great grandfather’s. My prayer is for you and for all of those beautiful women in our lives. Without them we would not be fathers. For my reflection I’m sending Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Sheila and I just returned from a short week in Juneau, Alaska. It was our 50th and last state to visit. We were struck by the beauty of that place but also how isolated it is. The only Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 6:19-23, we hear Jesus say, “No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve God and mammon”.   Mammon is an Aramaic word for wealth or property. Jesus is telling his disciples that Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Matthew 5:38-42, we hear Jesus say, “when someone strikes you on the cheek, turn the other one to him as well. If someone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, Read more…