Category Archives: Sr. Rosemary’s Reflections

What is the difference between membership and discipleship? Membership can be easy; sometimes all you need to do to be a member of some group is to show up. You can choose to participate or not. So many people become members of a gym, for instance, but never commit themselves to it.  Discipleship, however, is a…

Our first reading is a powerful message for us to hear today, Election Day. As Catholics, we pray for whomever is elected, we pray especially that Christ’s peace will be a hallmark, not only of our country, but also of our own lives, and we pray that we, as our reading says, may “have among…

In our gospel, Jesus gives us a stunning example of being a servant: “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.” Not what we expect:  Jesus, the Master, is now waiting…

Happy feast of St. Margaret Mary!  What more fitting way to celebrate this day than to hear the beautiful readings designated for this special feast.  In all three readings, we hear a common word, and that word is ‘heart’.  From the Song of Songs, we heard “set me as a seal on your heart’.  Then…