https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062123.cfm Intention Is Everything I always wanted to be a diocesan priest in the Diocese of Peoria. However, this desire changed when I started praying the Maxims of Christian Perfection by Blessed Antonio Rosmini. The first maxim is simple but powerful and addresses today’s gospel – To desire only and without limit to please God,

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062023.cfm Mercy Found – Thanks St. Anthony One day my sister Bev and I were walking. She had a bag in her hand with an envelope, a piece of paper, and her billfold. She stuck her hand in the bag, and the billfold was gone. We emptied the bag—No billfold. We held hands. Prayed, “St.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061923.cfm Keeping Your Honor Honor is something we always want to keep. But, when we do, we lose touch with the core of who we are as children of God. We react rather than respond to others, especially if we feel threatened. Our defenses kick in, and we say things and even do things we

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061823.cfm There Is so Much to Do; I Need Help Have you ever had those days when there was so much to do you wished you were two or three, or four people? Wouldn’t that be great to divide and conquer all your tasks? Jesus faced the same problem when he saw the crowds needing

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061723.cfm Pondering Leads to Trust The last line of the gospel speaks volumes, “Mary kept all these things in her heart.” It certainly was not a bed of roses for Mother Mary to be the Mother of God. Think of what she experienced: She said yes to an angel with no roadmap – only trust.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061623.cfm Passionate Suffering Equals a Love like No Other Any career calls for great passion and sacrifice. For some, that can mean years of college to get a degree. Think of the expense and hours spent on end studying into the early hours of the morning. But we do it. Consider parents who decide one

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061523.cfm Be Wary of Judgment? Assumptions can mess up a relationship. Assumptions are thoughts we have about someone or something and we convince ourselves that we are true. Unfortunately, when we make assumptions, we don’t check them out. Say I am driving down the road, and someone cuts me off. I must swerve to avoid

Father Rick’s Two-Minute Homily https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061423.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 fill in all those dots following the numbers and then see the image. I thought of those books when I read today’s gospel. Imagine what the