preaching
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Standing in the Pulpit on Christmas Eve
I preached Christmas Eve with a speck of white plaster from our nearly renovated sacristy on the left shoulder of my lovely black dress. The whole time. Which feels perfect for a working, studying, chaplain-interning mother and spouse. The church… Continue reading
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Catholic Women Preach
Catholic Women Preach launched on All Saints Day 2016, just a few months after I wrote my first WIT post on Mary Magdalene and the preaching of women in the Church. Catholic Women Preach coordinates and makes public the voices… Continue reading
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Practice Resurrection, Eat Together
Jesus is with the disciples before they recognize who he is (sometimes long before they recognize it is him). And this doesn’t just happen once to those who love him, but over and over again. The disciples realize it was… Continue reading
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“Go and Tell Them:” Mary Magdalene and Women Preaching
Sojourners Magazine reported last month that L’Osservatore Romano is publishing a series of essays advocating for women to preach in the context of the Roman Catholic Mass. With these authors, and with many others, I agree that women should be… Continue reading
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Remember that you are dust.
We can only identify our own shortcomings if we have taken a long look at ourselves. We can only help our neighbor if we have first taken the time to listen to what she needs. Continue reading
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Preach: God Hears Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:9-21)
Hagar’s God is a god who helps us to keep our eyes opened wide, if only just to see the next step before us. Hagar’s God didn’t bring her to freedom though a fantastical parting of the red sea. No,… Continue reading
