Category: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Max Lucado is a Christian author who uses his real-life experiences and homespun humor to share God’s message.  He tells the story of when he had to undergo a heart procedure.  The doctor explained that this cardiac ablation would cauterize and destroy the ‘misbehaving’ parts of his heart so that its beats would return to…

In our first reading we heard about the military conflicts being planned against Israel by its oppressors, terrifying plans which made “the heart of the king and the heart of the people tremble.”  It is the message of Isaiah to the king and the people at the end of the reading, however, that is important. …

The latest numbers from the damage done by 2 powerful back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela are staggering: 12,000 people have been injured so far 38,500 are still missing Nearly 3,000 people have been found dead 800 buildings collapsed and another 58,000 damaged, and, the financial damage estimates now are $6.7 billion In response to this devastating…

If you’ve ever known anyone who says, “I tell it like it is”, you know someone like the Amos, the prophet we are hearing from this week.  Amos didn’t mince any words in describing the sins of the Israelite’s leaders or the destruction that God had planned for them if they didn’t reform their lives.…