Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Gospel Reflection from Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020221.cfm This is a triple decker feast day because we really celebrate 3 occasions today. The first is the feast of the Presentation. Picture Mary and Joseph bundling up baby Jesus 40 days after his birth and traveling those rugged roads to the Temple in Jerusalem.…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012621.cfm Whenever I think of St. Paul, whose conversion we celebrated yesterday, I always picture him blazing through the rugged countries of the Mediterranean on zeal with the message of Jesus.  Nothing stopped the man on his mission.  In today’s first reading, however, I see the gentler…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011921.cfm These days, we’re all doing a lot of hoping for a lot of things: We’re hoping this pandemic and all the suffering around it will end sooner than later. We’re hoping the vaccine will be distributed widely and quickly. We’re hoping that tomorrow’s Inauguration will be peaceful throughout…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010521.cfm I received a note card awhile ago that now sits on my desk because of the quote on the front.  It is a lovely Portuguese proverb which said: “To love God is the greatest of virtues; to be loved by God is the greatest of blessings.”…