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July 28, 2023 July 30, 2023: "Right Here and Right Now" with Anne Hansen
Preaching for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Anne Hansen offers a reflection on living the will of God "on earth as it is in heaven":
" I hope it is a place where gang members and socialites converse. A place where women preach and are involved in all seven sacraments, a place where the LGBTQ community is part of the fabric and a place where immigrants from everywhere feel at home. Maybe heaven is a gathering of the communion of saints around a very long table."
Anne Hansen is currently the Executive Director of Ignatians West in Los Angeles. Anne writes reflections on the Sunday readings for the Ignatians West newsletter and is working on a book with her sister, an Episcopal priest, on their shared experience with faith, ministry and family. Anne has a BA in Psychology from Immaculate Heart College, an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from California State University, Northridge and an MA in Pastoral Theology from Loyola Marymount University.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07302023 to learn more about Anne, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
9 min
July 21, 2023 July 22, 2023: We Must Let Go and We Must Announce with Antoinette Gutzler, MM
Preaching for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Antoinette Gutzler, MM offers a reflection on peering into our tombs and letting go of old ways that do not bring life:
"So we must 'let go' and we must announce. On this great Feast, we follow Mary of Magdala into the Garden as she meets Jesus and has her whole life and way of understanding life in Jesus turned around. There was a “crack” in her experience when she heard her name . . . and the light came in. We are called to find the cracks in our experience and in the realities of our world and church. We are called to make them visible so that grief and anxiety can be transformed into light and goodness – if we only listen."
Antoinette Gutzler, a Maryknoll Sister from Queens, New York, holds a doctorate in systematic theology from Fordham University. She has served in mission both in Tanzania, East Africa where she worked in religious education and young students work, and in Taiwan, where she directed a center for factory workers.
7 min
July 21, 2023 July 23, 2023: Sowers of Justice, Peace, and Kindness with Erin McDonald, CSJ
Preaching for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Erin McDonald, CSJ offers a reflection on rooting ourselves in and living out of God's unconditional love:
"We do not measure our success on the great things we have accomplished but on how much we loved, how we put that love into action and become sowers of justice, peace, and kindness."
Sr Erin is a member of the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph, living in Detroit, MI. Sr Erin currently serves as the University Minister for Service and Social Justice at the University of Detroit Mercy and she is the co-host of the new podcast, Beyond the Habit, with Sr Colleen Gibson, SSJ. Sr Erin has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wheeling Jesuit University, a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University and a master’s degree in practical theology from Loyola University New Orleans.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07232023 to learn more about Sr. Erin, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
7 min
July 14, 2023 July 16, 2023: "Making ourselves fertile soil" with Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez
Preaching for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez offers a reflection on making ourselves fertile soil for the mission of the gospel:
"Just like scaring the birds and throwing out the rocks. How are we making our heart and soul fertile soil where the Word can bear good and holy fruit? Where instead of making excuses about our time, energy and comfort level, we say 'yes' to Jesus’ challenge"
Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez is a first-generation Mexicana-American, born and raised in La Villita, Chicago. She is the Director of Spiritual and Theological Formation at the Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic-rooted community organizing coalition based in the Chicagoland area. Joanna received her Master’s in Christian Spirituality at Fordham University, with a concentration in Spiritual Direction. At Fordham, she received the first Women in Leadership Scholarship from the Graduate School of Religion & Religious Education. She works to center mujerista/womanist, indigenous, and liberation theologies and spiritualities.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07162023 to learn more about Joanna, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
7 min
July 07, 2023 July 9, 2023: Our Divine Parent Creator with Shannon K. Evans
Preaching for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Shannon K. Evans offers a reflection on receiving the loving kindness of God through others:
"Because if it is true of you that you are the hands and feet of God, then it is also true of those who touch and serve you. It is also true that when they hug you, when they cook for you, when they mail you a card, when they pick you up a coffee unasked – when they lean over in their Spiderman pajamas and kiss your cheek, that it is God’s tenderness doing so to you. Helping you believe all over again. Offering the rest promised to you. Reminding you that the burden is light."
Shannon K. Evans is the spirituality and culture editor at the National Catholic Reporter and author of the books "Feminist Prayers for My Daughter: Powerful Petitions for Every Stage of Her Life" and "Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality." With interest in ecofeminism, contemplative practice, and social change, Shannon leads workshops and retreats across the country that spark curiosity and compassion.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07092023 to learn more about Shannon, to view her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
6 min
June 30, 2023 July 2, 2023: "Making Room for the Prophet" with Bridget Deegan-Krause
Preaching for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Bridget Deegan-Krause, M.Div., BCC offers a reflection on making room for the prophet:
"I promise you if we make the time, God shows up. God always shows up. In fact, God is waiting for us in places and spaces like that. So let's get ourselves there. Let's think about how we can make room for the prophet in us."
Bridget Deegan-Krause has served for nearly 30 years in professional ministry in Catholic healthcare and higher education. As a consultant for Catholic health systems and a retreat facilitator for boards and teams, she has worked to equip mission-focused leaders for service and is passionate about exploring spirituality as a resource for leadership. A former Jesuit Volunteer, she holds a Master of Divinity degree from Notre Dame with a BA in its Great Books program and is a board-certified chaplain. She currently serves as a sponsor director for Bon Secours Mercy Health System's Toledo market board, and as a founding board member for the Discerning Deacons project.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07022023 to learn more about Bridget, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
9 min
June 23, 2023 June 25, 2023: The intimate, hair-counting love of God with Cameron Bellm
Preaching for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cameron Bellm offers a reflection on the "intimate, hair-counting love of God":
"My children are growing now, no longer newborns with golden threads of hair. They go to school each day while I wrestle with how to entrust them to a dangerous world, how to manage my own heartbreak when their little hearts are broken. I don’t have any easy answers for how to do that. But I do know that we are deeply, fiercely, tenderly loved, all of us, not just my family but the entire human family, by the God who is light and who calls us to be light ourselves—to the world, yes, but also to each other. "
Cameron Bellm is a Seattle-based writer, retreat leader, and contemplative in action. She is the author of “Prayer for a Pandemic,” which went viral in the early days of COVID-19. Cameron writes the Spirit & Verse column at Jesuits.org and is the author of A Consoling Embrace: Prayers for a Time of Pandemic (2020) and No Unlikely Saints: A Mental Health Pilgrimage with Sacred Company (2021). Her work has been published in America, National Catholic Reporter, Geez, Today’s American Catholic, and Bearings Online.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06252023 to learn more about Cameron, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
8 min
June 16, 2023 June 18, 2023: "Credibility Through Compassion" with Sr. Cathy Murray, OP
Preaching for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sr. Cathy Murray, OP, reflects on exercising Christ-like authority through compassion:
"Jesus grants the apostles authority and credibility to engage in his mission - authority that does not come from domination, from command and control, but from compassion. Compassion is the power driving Jesus into action; Compassion shapes his plan. Compassion is the ability to see others in their giftedness and to share that ability to see others in their giftedness.Jesus has that incredible gift of looking at one another with hope. Seeing giftedness and seeing potential can waken spirits, can be huge news to the other – to the one seen, but also to the one seeing."
Sr. Cathy Murray, M.Div./LCSW has had two ministries throughout her religious life weaving together social action and preaching. She ministered for fifteen years in parishes in Northern California as a pastoral associate where she preached regularly and led adult education programs as well as retreats. She has also ministered as a social work supervisor for Sonoma County Adult Protective Services. Today, she serves on the leadership team for her community, the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. Sr. Cathy has been a faithful member of a Twelve Step Program since she was a young adult.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06182023 to learn more about Sr. Cathy, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
8 min
June 09, 2023 June 11, 2023: 'Not for the faint of heart' with Dr. Julia D.E. Prinz, VDMF
Preaching for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Dr. Julia D.E. Prinz, VDMF offers a reflection on witnessing to the Body of Christ in the world:
"Carrying the burden of the presence of God is no easy quest...We are called to a witness, out of which no fainting is going to liberate us, because bearing witness is nothing for the faint of heart."
Dr. Prinz is Adjunct Lecturer in Christian Spirituality and Former Director Women of Wisdom and Action Initiative at Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. As a member of the Verbum Dei, she has been involved in base-community work with Hispanic and Asian immigrant populations in San Francisco since 1995. She has also served her congregation as a formation director and from 2008 to 2015, as the United States Provincial Superior, having partaken in numerous general Congregations in Rome and their Taskforces since 2001. Dr. Prinz is a regular speaker at regional and national theological conferences in Germany and the United States. Her speaking assignments and publications in general, specifically her book, Endangering Hunger for God, show her commitment to using theological research for the empowerment of the marginalized.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06112023 to learn more about Dr. Prinz, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
8 min
June 02, 2023 June 4, 2023: Remade in God's Image with Sr. Laurie Brink, OP
Preaching on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, Laurie Brink, O.P., offers a reflection on allowing God to remake us in God's image:
"Instead of trying to make God in our image, perhaps we could take a cue from the Trinity, and allow love, grace, and fellowship to remake us in God’s image. Let’s start by hearing voices—the voices of people in need, the hurting, the forgotten, and the quaking and crying Earth. Then at the invitation and inspiration of the Trinity, let’s join the dance!"
A Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa, Laurie Brink, O.P., is Professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and New Testament Book review editor for The Bible Today. She teaches courses in the Gospels, Acts, NT Letters, and Early Christian literature. Her current research and pedagogical interests include contextualization and hermeneutics particularly the intersection of science, theology, and religious life.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06042023 to learn more about Laurie, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
7 min

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