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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Many people prepare for their retirement financially, but few prepare for it spiritually. Many lives collapse because of failure to accept the grace necessary to persevere. Marriages fail because the couple did not have a strong prayer Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Some of my greatest recollections as a child were of large dinners at Grandma’s house. These occurred on Thanksgiving, Christmas and special birthdays. It was always so much fun to be with my cousins and enjoy fabulous Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is All Souls Day, a day when our Church tradition invites us to pray for the people who have died and are in Purgatory.   Purgatory is not, as many people think, a place Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org The feast of All Saints was instituted to honor all Saints both known and unknown. It owes its origin in the western church to the dedication of the Roman Pantheon in honor of Mary and all Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org What is true humility and why should we make it a characteristic of our lives? True humility is not feeling bad about yourself or having a low opinion of yourself or thinking of yourself as being Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Jesus finds himself once again in front of the Pharisees on the Sabbath, where they were “Observing him carefully”. There happens to be a man there with Dropsy, which to the Pharisees meant Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Most of us would agree that the world today is characterized by division and disagreement more than by unity and common values. There are so many different viewpoints we see expressed especially as we near our Read more

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is the feast day of two of the twelve apostles, Sts. Simon and Jude. Considering their importance you would think we would know a lot about them. In fact we know very little. We don’t even know Read more

In Old Testament times and in the time of Jesus, belonging to a group meant everything. People didn’t have networks or agencies like health insurance, welfare or social security to help them in time of need that we depend upon today. You Read more

In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals a woman that has been crippled by an evil spirit for 18 years, however his loving and merciful act infuriated the Pharisees because he did it on the Sabbath. They were so focused on their Read more