Preaching for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Ximena DeBroeck, Ph.D. offers a reflection on being prophetic lights in a world marked by injustice: "I wonder what you need to be a prophet of light and flip every switch of mercy-filled actions so that those around you don’t have to fear the darkness of injustice. Go, then, be that prophetic light to the world!"Ximena DeBroeck is an adjunct professor of Scripture and Theology at the Institute for Pastoral Studies of Loyola University, Chicago, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, and Divine Mercy University. Ximena grew up in Ecuador and is fluent in English and Spanish. She earned a Theology MA, with Scripture concentration, from Saint Vincent Seminary, a License in Sacred Theology-Biblical Studies from St. Mary’s Seminary, a doctorate in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University, and a MS in Psychology from Divine Mercy University.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/02082026 to learn more about Ximena, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.