Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110921.cfm When I tagged along with our choir years ago on their pilgrimage to Rome, we had the unique privilege of actually visiting St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome.  It’s a magnificent church with an incredible history.  The words carved on its front declare it as “the…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102621.cfm What keeps people going in tough times?  How do people not get discouraged when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges of illness, job loss, or family difficulties?  St. Paul tells us the answer in the first reading, and Pope Francis speaks of it often.  Hope, they both…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101921.cfm When you read in detail about the incredible lives and horrendous deaths of St. Isaac Jogues and Companions who were 6 Jesuit priests and 2 laymen who served in our own country, we should all be humbled and inspired.  They came from France in the 17th…

Tuesday Reflection by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101221.cfm St. Paul, as we know, wrote a lot. But he wrote a line in our reading from Romans today that only contains 7 words, 7 words that profoundly affected and changed his life.  Paul says: “I am not ashamed of the Gospel”.  Picture him writing…