https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061225.cfm Be Wary of Judgment? Assumptions can disrupt a relationship. They are the thoughts we have about someone or something, and we often convince ourselves that they are true. However, when we make assumptions, we miss the opportunity to learn and grow from our misunderstandings. Say I am driving down the road, and someone cuts

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061125.cfm The Dots in Our Lives Do you remember those coloring books with dots you had to connect to make the picture? I used to trace those dots following the numbers and then see the image. I thought of those books when I read today’s gospel. Imagine what the picture would look like if I

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061025.cfm Who Has Flavored Your Life with the Salt of the Lord? In the world Jesus lived, salt was priceless. Did you know that Rome paid their soldiers in salt? We get the word “salary” from the Latin “sal.” Think how important we are in Jesus’ eyes when He calls us His “salt of the

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052024.cfm The Strength of a Mother’s Love  I remember hearing on the news of a mother who tried running into her burning home to rescue her baby. The firefighters stopped her as she was already coughing from smoke inhalation. This mother’s strength to risk her life for her child is more than heroic. It is

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060825-Day.cfm A Little Boy and a Piano A young mother bought tickets to a concert by the great Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz. She took her six-year-old son with her, hoping to encourage him since he had just started taking piano lessons. Just before the concert began, she started talking to an old friend who took