Category: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

We are blessed to be presently under the church leadership of Pope Leo XIV.  These days he is visiting three countries in South America, bringing the good news of Christ to the people, and uniting with them as they advocate for social justice and human rights. Thirteen Popes before him have also chosen the name…

Three weeks ago, I attended the marriage of my niece, Maura, and her husband, Jacob, in a beautiful Basilica in Chicago.  Both Maura and Jacob are from large Catholic families, so they planned their nuptial Mass with all our rich church traditions and invited us to celebrate with them.  It was a very special occasion.…

There’s a beautiful song that we sometimes sing during our liturgies called “The Servant Song”. Written by Richard Gillard, the words of the first verse are:Will you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you; pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too. I thought…

There’s an old proverb of uncertain origin which says: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”  One of the greatest moments in any teacher’s life is when a student in front of you who’s been struggling with a concept finally has that ‘ah ha’ moment.  It’s written all over their face when they…