From the heart of Deacon Doug.
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org He is Risen !! Alleluia !! Alleluia !! DeColores, Deacon Doug
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is a day of sorrow and expectation. It’s also a day of excitement for those in the RCIA who will enter our Catholic faith tonight at the Easter Vigil. I just returned home from rehearsal with them and I can feel their joy. It’s also Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from John 18:1-19:42, there were two of Jesus’ followers who betrayed him: Judas and Peter. Judas sold him out to the chief priests and Pharisees for money. Peter denied he knew Jesus when people asked him if he was a follower. Judas may Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today, Holy Thursday is an incredible day packed with so many things to ponder. A few examples: Jesus celebrated Passover with his apostles. Jesus washed their feet. Jesus instituted the Eucharist. Jesus instituted the priesthood. Jesus gave Peter primacy over his church. Jesus gave us a Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Judas Iscariot spend much of Holy Week with his eyes fixed on Jesus. But Judas wasn’t watching Jesus with the purpose of drawing closer to him as a disciple. Apparently Judas was a powerful enough member of the twelve, that when Jesus mentioned one of them would betray Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org At the last supper Jesus says that we are to love one another as HE LOVED US. This is not a philosophical statement. This is not simply a statement that helps the community and ourselves to be more at peace. This statement is not abstract. What we Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from John 12: 1-11, Mary took some expensive oil and anointed the feet of Jesus, at the objection of Judas. We know Judas really wanted to sell the oil, not to give the money to the poor, but to keep it Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today is Palm Sunday which begins our Holy Week. It also ushers in the final week of preparation for the Elect, who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. From ancient times Christians have brought palm branches home from church on Palm Sunday. Some placed them on the Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Passover begins tonight, and tomorrow we begin Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday and the Lord’s Passion. The theme of death in Christianity is never about dying or suffering for its own sake. I may think of death as a kind of “dead-end”, but Jesus Read more…
Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our gospel today from John 10: 31-42, Jesus was accused of blasphemy for telling the truth about himself, that he was the Son of God. When the mob tried to arrest and stone him, he simply walked away from the mob, and went back to the Read more…