From the heart of Deacon Doug.
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 he was inferior to David, but Jesus proved the opposite 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 to the Scribes and links the love of God with 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 the question from Tobit about the woman so unlucky as 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 to pay Caesar, so pay it; and return to God 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 to pay Caesar, so pay it; and return to God 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 posed a question of authority to him to try to 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 along with their animals, and he turns over the money 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 obvious to me that a blind man wants to see Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In today’s Gospel, Jesus is trying to help us rethink the concept of greatness. It would take his disciples a while to fully understand this concept and likewise it takes us a while also. It’s not about having positions of authority but rather serving our brothers and Read more…