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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org We begin Lent (Ash Wednesday) and conclude (Good Friday) with a required fast. In the between it’s up to us as mature Catholics as to how we are going to fast. If I fast or Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel, Matthew 23: 8-12, we hear “The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Jesus taught them this in the Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Luke 6: 36-38, Jesus tells us to “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org During his ministry, Jesus did some pretty amazing things. He healed the sick, cured lepers and even brought people back from the dead. Today however as he was transfigured, his three disciples got to see him in Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Was Jesus just exaggerating when he said be perfect as my father is perfect. How about loving our neighbors as ourselves. He couldn’t be serious, could he? How can we possibly love as God loves or forgive as Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Matthew 7:7-12, Jesus says ““Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One on the three disciplines of Lent is prayer along with fasting and alms giving. So why should I pray ? I don’t pray to flatter God, or to try to talk him into something. I pray because Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Humility is like underwear; we have to have it, but we should never show it. Pride is what we think ourselves to be. Humility is the truth we know about ourselves, not in the eyes of Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s gospel, Jesus teaches his apostles and us how to pray. As we complete our first week of Lent let us reflect on how we are doing. Jesus tells them that as they forgive, so the Read more…