Blog

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org At the time of Jesus, the Jews had hundreds of laws. As we hear today, Jesus had two. Love God with all our being and love our neighbor as ourselves. In fact Jesus goes beyond a one-step response Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The Pharisees and Sadducees were constantly posing questions to Jesus to trap him and find an offense against him. Today’s question however is one of the most absurd scenarios you could ever imagine. They pose to him Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The question today in the gospel is: what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God? To answer this question, Jesus used a visual aid. He got out a Roman coin. This is what you use Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The question today in the gospel is: what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God? To answer this question, Jesus used a visual aid. He got out a Roman coin. This is what you use Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today’s reflection comes as Deacon Doug’s homily from the 10AM mass at San Antonio de Padua del Cañon! Bless you all and De Colores!

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Many of the religious leaders of Jesus’ time could not accept him because they could not accept his authority as coming from God. After Jesus cleansed the temple area of the merchants and money changers, they Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from Mark 11:11-26, Jesus comes into the temple and finds people selling animals for sacrifice, and unscrupulous money changers. He is so angry that he makes a whip and drives them out Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Maybe it’s just me, but I always found it interesting that when the blind man Bartimaeus called out to Jesus, he stopped and said to him; “what do you want me to do for you?” It seems Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Jesus is trying to help us rethink the concept of greatness. It would take his disciples a while to fully understand this concept and likewise it takes us a while also. It’s not about Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The gospel presents is with a paradox: we lose what we keep and we gain what we give away. Sometimes I feel that if I did everything God wanted me to do, I wouldn’t have any Read more…