Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Tuesday Reflection by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121322.cfm St. Lucy, whose name means ‘light’, was born in Sicily around 283 to a rich and noble Roman family.  Her father died when she was 5 which left her dependent on her sickly mother.  Lucy was raised a devote Catholic, and when she was a…

Reflection from Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120622.cfm Perhaps you noticed bales of hay outside the Family Life Center last week.  They are for the Live Nativity we’ll be having in just a couple of weeks. The thing I most love to observe as we watch this solemn scene unfold are the little children.…

Tuesday Reflection by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112922.cfm A few weeks ago, two friends and I had lunch at a Chinese restaurant.  When the bill arrived, so did the fortune cookies.  We each took turns reading what wisdom  was on our little piece of paper.  My fortune cookie message really struck me.  It…

Tuesday Reflection by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112222.cfm We’ve been hearing a lot of scripture these past weeks about the ‘end times’, and when Jesus’ Second Coming will be. Perhaps you’ve seen the Peanuts cartoon in which a very confident Lucy tells poor, anxious Charlie: “Don’t worry about the world coming to an…