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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org A story has been told of Leonardo Da Vinci regarding one of his paintings. According to the writer, he decided to paint a very large painting. He selected the canvas, decided on the subject matter, prepared the Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org I know how I love God; imperfectly. My love is real, there is no question about that. But it is still imperfect, and there’s no question about that either. The key to loving one another is accepting Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today from John 15:9-17, Jesus says, “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Happy Ascension Thursday !!   The Ascension of our Lord is a feast of great hope. It is through the Ascension that we see the world is not our true home. This is a day when Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus promises the Holy Spirit will come to guide us to all truth. In receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, there should be a difference between us and someone who has not. We may all Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org This week’s Gospel passage is part of the farewell speech Jesus made at the Last Supper to his disciples on the night before he died. In this moving speech he tells them how much he loves them, Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today from John 16:1-4, Jesus says, “I have told you this so that you may not fall away. They will expel you from the synagogues”. Jesus was warning his disciples that when they stand Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all of you who are mothers.   Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty wrote:   “The most important person on earth is a Mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org At the Last Supper, Jesus tried to explain to his disciples that he was only hours away from his death. They were frightened when he talked about leaving them and were very much afraid of being Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today from John 15:12-17, Jesus says, “Love one another as I have loved you. No one has a greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends”.  Jesus had just Read more