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