Preaching for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lynn Cooper offers a reflection on cultivating a spirit of gratitude and belonging: "I invite you to live into the spiritual gift of the grateful Samaritan—how might we embrace the internal transformation that comes from the spiritual practice of cultivating gratefulness, and how might we foster a culture of belonging..."Lynn Cooper is the Associate Director of the University Chaplaincy and Catholic Chaplain at Tufts University. She holds a Doctor of Ministry from Boston University School of Theology. Lynn's first book, "Embracing Our Time: The Sacrament of Interfaith Friendship," came out in May 2025 from Fortress Press. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10122025 to learn more about Lynn, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.