Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Recently on ABC news, there was the story of Harry Simmons, a 6-year-old boy, who was happily donating his clothes and toys to help other children in need.  The story really focused on his mother who wanted him to develop what she called a ‘culture of service’.  She told the reporter that she believes ‘service…

The Lord’s Prayer is so very familiar to us that we sometimes drift off to other thoughts when we hear it.  We all know it by heart, but do we pray it from the depth of our heart? Conscious that prayer is one of the 3 focuses of Lent that help us on our conversion…

6th OT, Perseverance https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021324.cfm James, the author of our first reading, is straight to the point in all his writings.  He was a simple, homespun preacher who was perturbed at people who were not living right.  Every selection that we’ll hear this week from him will have a very clear, down-to-earth, practical message.  Today’s message,…

5th OT, Solomon’s Temple, 2024 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020624.cfm After 7 years of building Solomon’s magnificent Temple at great cost by many laborers, and 2 weeks of celebrating its grand opening, it is incredible to think that nothing is left of this structure today.  Yet, after thousands of years, we’re still reflecting on Solomon’s dedication prayer of this…