Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

“Being lifted up”. We heard about that action and its healing power in both readings today.  First, we heard about the chosen people who weren’t happy as they made their way to the Promised Land.  The desert was hot and dry. Food and water were scarce.  They had long forgotten how grateful they were when…

Two weeks ago today, we witnessed an amazing event. Four astronauts from the International Space Station, two of whom had been there for 9 months, returned to Earth on a beautiful day by splashing down in the picturesque waters off the coast of Tallahassee.  To add to the joy of this occasion, the first visitors…

Perhaps you have a favorite painting of Mary in mind of receiving this astounding news from the Angel Gabriel that she has been chosen to conceive and become the mother of the long-awaited Savior.  Think about that image…what was the look on her face?  What was she doing?  How is Gabriel pictured?  So much meaning…

If you were a Jew or a gentile, lived in the days of the early church, and decided you wanted to be a follower, you would become part of the original OCIA process.  You would be instructed using the book of Sirach, which we’re reading this week, and which was used extensively to teach the…