https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061824.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/061724.cfm Keeping Your Honor We never want to lose honor, but if we do, we are no longer in 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

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061624.cfm Get In The Presence Of Jesus Every DayAnd Watch That Seed Sprout It is so easy to see ourselves in this gospel passage. After a long day, you can’t even get five minutes to yourself to catch your breath. So, Jesus tells the disciples and us, “Come away to a deserted place.”  We all

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061524.cfm “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” Job said, “How forceful are honest words!” (Job 6:25). Being honest requires character. Jesus doesn’t ask us to swear when we mean something because our word is good enough. Honesty requires a good heart; when you speak from your heart, there is no need to

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061424.cfm A Clean Heart Gives God Plenty of Room To Work In Us God saw everything He created as good. Therefore, there is permanence in His goodness. Furthermore, His goodness is always within our reach. What is that goodness in us? It is more than a virtue. He created us in His image and likeness.

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061324.cfm Be Wary of Judgment? Assumptions can mess up a relationship. Assumptions are thoughts we have about someone or something and we convince ourselves. They 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 an

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061224.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 picture would look like

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061124.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/061024.cfm Poor, Merciful, and Mourning for Others Gadgets are a convenient way to escape any pain or discomfort in our minds. We turn on the TV or radio, look at our smartphone, flip through Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and, for a moment, get some relief. Keeping our thoughts or feelings in check is hard when we