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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The widow in our Gospel today gave all that she had to live on and not from her surplus wealth. It makes us stop and think about how we give. Many times we feel like we are Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from Mark 12:35-37, the end is near for Jesus, and he begins to reveal his true identity.  The Jewish scribes taught that the Messiah was the Son of David, indicating that Read more

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