Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062921-Day.cfm Today we celebrate two great saints, Peter and Paul, and I must admit to being a bit amused when one commentator referred to them as the “apostolic odd couple”.  And it’s really true.  Peter was impetuous in personality which got him in trouble sometimes, but also…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062221.cfm Last Monday I and others here participated in the ZOOM program that we’d been advertising called “Racial Wealth Gap”.  We partnered with ‘Bread for the World’ to take a closer look at the historical policies that have contributed to the state of poverty for so many…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061521.cfm We just heard Jesus’s command to love our enemies. Fr. James Martin wrote about a priest who told this story during a homily: “Now,” says the priest, “I’ll bet that many of us feel as if we have enemies in our lives. So, raise your hands…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060821.cfm We hear a lot of promises each day, like: This will only take a minute of your time. This diet guarantees you’ll lose 20 pounds in a week! We know they’re not true, which makes us a little jaded about promises. Too many promises have been…