Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P.. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111020.cfm I must admit when I first read today’s gospel, I found this story difficult to understand.  It seems as if the master is being a bit harsh and demanding to his servant, and surely ungrateful, for what his servant is doing for him.  The servant comes…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110320.cfm We hear a beautiful message from St. Paul today. He dearly loves the people of Philippi because they were the first Christian community in Europe that Paul established. This letter is Paul at his pastoral best – at one moment he’s praising the community, then teaching, then encouraging,…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102720.cfm Today we heard 2 parables about small things, a mustard seed and yeast, and the power and potential of small beginnings.  Jesus told these parables not to world leaders or great statesmen, but to a simple group of uneducated fishermen, tax collectors and ordinary women who…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings from: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102020.cfm Today our church celebrates St. Paul of the Cross, who was born in Italy in 1694, spent a short period of time as a soldier but realizing this was not his calling, he turned to solitary prayer.  Out of that prayer, he developed a strong devotion…