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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org One day a young executive asked the company president how he does such a good job running the company, because each year it is more successful. The president answered, by making good decisions. The junior executive Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org I would say most of us are familiar with the parable of the sower and the seeds. We often reflect upon whether God’s seeds fall upon the path and get trampled, on rocky ground where they Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today we celebrate the feast of two of St. Paul’s closest friends, Sts.Timothy and Titus. Imagine the difficulties they faced in the early days of our church. Timothy in setting up the churches in Greece, and Titus Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Mark 16:15-18, Jesus just finished rebuking his disciples for their disbelief and hardness of hearts, then he commissions them to go out into the world and proclaim the Gospel. Jesus doesn’t Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today, Mark 1:14-20, Jesus invited Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John to discipleship and to help him on his mission. They all immediately left everything behind to follow Jesus.   Jesus saw them Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today Mark 3:20-21, Jesus came down from the mountain, returning to Peter’s house in Capernaum. The news of his healings had spread, and the crowds gathered in so great a number, that they Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today Mark 3:13-19, Jesus “went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted” to be his disciples. The mountain represented a quiet place away from the crowds that were surrounding him, and Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Tomorrow marks the 48th anniversary of the tragic Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. That law effectively turned the wombs of mothers into tombs of babies.   Tomorrow the U.S. Bishops Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Seldom does the gospel show Jesus angry. In today’s reading he is angry at the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and their hardness of heart. In our society today we see so much anger, and we know that Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The past year 2020 presented some unique challenges for all of us: a global pandemic, economic hardship, disrupted plans, political and racial tensions. Any one of these alone could have shaken us. Add to this the personal Read more…