Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

Wise Advice

Written by Sr. Rosemary O.P. http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/022619.cfm If you were a Jew or a gentile, lived in the days of the early church, and decided you wanted to be a follower, you would become part of the original RCIA process. You would be instructed using the book of Sirach, which we’re reading this week, and which…
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Noah’s Ark

Let’s face it…next to the Titanic and Disney cruise ships, the ship we hear about most is Noah’s Ark.  It’s a great story and kids love it.  So what does the story of Noah teach us? First and foremost, it teaches us that God is involved with us always, whatever our circumstances.  Rather than think…
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Healing

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Based on readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/020519.cfm Last night at RCIA, one of our candidates, a young Mom, told me of a friend of hers, another young Mom who’s Catholic, who was just diagnosed with cancer 5 weeks ago, and was, naturally, most distraught and anxious.  To help comfort her friend, our…
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The Amazing Jesus

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finnegan, O.P. Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011519.cfm If a student walked into a classroom of his peers and announced ‘there’s no class today’, the students would wonder and probably question him. But if the teacher walked into the room and announced ‘no class’, he would probably be stampeded by the students rushing to leave.  The…
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