Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/091019.cfm After reading today’s gospel, I remembered a clever letter that someone sent me awhile back which is well worth reading again.  It’s a letter to Jesus from the Jordan Management Consultants. Dear Sir: Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for…

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/082719.cfm All this week we are reading what is probably the oldest book in the New Testament, i.e., Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians.  Of all the letters Paul wrote, Thessalonians is believed his very first one which he penned just a little over 20 years after Jesus’ death…

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/082019.cfm Have you ever gone into a hotel room, seen a Gideon bible in the dresser drawer and wondered who Gideon was?  Wonder no more because today we meet Gideon in our reading from the Old Testament Book of Judges. Gideon was a young Jewish man who lived…

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/081319.cfm One of the most poignant experiences I had at our Sisters gathering this summer at our Motherhouse in Michigan was the evening all 600+ of us processed down to our cemetery to remember and honor the 1621 members of our community who are buried there.  On the…