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Catholic Women Preach offers the theologically informed perspectives of Catholic women on the Sunday readings readings and on some feast days. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org to view preaching videos, to read preaching texts, and to learn more about the preachers.
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Preaching for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Sara Ann Conneely invites us to look beyond suffering and punishment to see God’s love revealed in Christ, who transforms pain into hope and new life: "If we focus on the punishment, on the pain, on the poison, we might miss the miracle that is happening. When we read these two stories together, we become more aware of the sacrifice made by God to bring us into God’s vision for salvation."Sara Ann Conneely is a passionate minister, educator, and spiritual guide dedicated to facilitating and supporting community building. After ten years in education, Sara recently became the Associate Director of The Well Spirituality Center outside of Chicago, Illinois. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09142025 to learn more about Sara, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - and the first Sunday in the Season of Creation - Annapatrice Johnson invites us to consider how discipleship—and our relationship with all of God’s creation—can reorder our lives and change everything: " Throughout the Gospels, Jesus points us to prioritize relationships: understanding the other helps us see the impacts of our society’s brokenness, and then invites us to make choices that heal and transform. All hope is not lost."Anna Johnson is the North America Director for the Laudato Si Movement, collaborating with and mobilizing passionate and talented Catholics across the continent for personal and systemic ecological transformation. Prior to joining LSM, she worked for over a decade in Catholic Social Teaching and global solidarity curriculum design and leadership training, particularly with youth and young adults. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09072025 to learn more about Anna, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Feast of Saint Phoebe, Sarah Probst Miller, DVM offers a reflection on the unstoppable movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our church: "There are St. Phoebe’s today... called to speak, called to walk, called to be present. St. Phoebes all around us with Charisms. . . Charism seen, Charisms expressed, Charisms yet to be seen yet to be heard. We . . . we are here."Dr. Sarah Probst Miller is a spiritual director, preacher, and leader whose diverse experiences—as veterinarian, creative director, musician, and mother—ground her ministry in compassion and creativity. She serves as Co-chair of the Women in the Church Working Group with the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests, a leader with Discerning Deacons, and a member of the inaugural PROCLAIM cohort equipping lay women to minister the Word.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09032025 to learn more about Sarah, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Amy Hoegen offers a reflection on lifting up others: "As we go forth this week, there will be daily opportunities to respond to the needs of others. Some of those needs will be global and feel overwhelming. Some will be more practical and routine. In all those moments, let humility be the gift that uplifts, the gift that encourages us and gives us the strength to elevate others and raise up the dignity, story and the gift of every human being. "Amy Hoegen (she/her) has over 25 years of experience as a Catholic lay minister. She currently serves as a Campus Minister at the University of Scranton, a Jesuit University in Pennsylvania. She received a B.S. in Psychology from Misericordia University and a M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College. Her areas of passion and expertise include women’s spirituality, Ignatian spirituality, adult faith formation and spiritual direction. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08312025 to learn more about Amy, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sr. Julia Walsh, FSPA offers a reflection God's discipline: "God is bigger than our limited understanding. God’s discipline reveals relationship, intimacy. Our God is close to us, knowing and holding our suffering. "Julia Walsh is a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who ministers as a vocation minister and writer. She earned a BA in History and Education from Loras College (Dubuque, IA) and an MA in Pastoral Studies from Catholic Theological Union (Chicago, Illinois). Julia hosts "Messy Jesus Business" podcast and is the author of two books including "For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir."Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08242025 to learn more about Sr. Julia, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Katie Davis-Crowder reflects on what it means to "go set the world on fire" today: "Looking around in 2025, many of us are struggling with how to be hope-filled truth-tellers in the face of profound human suffering and sin. We are witnesses today to the same rejection of covenant values about which Jeremiah warned Israel, the same rejection of God’s love and justice for which Jesus gave his life...“Go set the world on fire” enables us to hold on to the hope of the Resurrection without denying the darkness of this Good Friday era in our country and world. Katie Davis-Crowder holds a Master of Divinity from Loyola University Chicago and has worked as a high school campus and youth minister and theology teacher in Chicago for 15 years. passions lay at the intersections of spirituality, social justice, and the arts. Her passions lay at the intersections of spirituality, social justice, and the arts.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08172025 to learn more about Katie, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Solemnity of the Assumption, Daniel Harrison offers a reflection on what is possible if we keep saying 'yes' to God: "We look in the world today and we see…What do we see? We could dwell in the uncertainty and confusion and pain and strife and the negative. Or we can take our ‘yeses’ to what God is calling us to do and go into the marketplace of the world ... and be that good news."Danielle Harrison currently serves as Director of the St. Charles Lwanga Center, an apostle of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She is also a member of the preaching team at King’s House at Our Lady of Snows Center in Belleville, Illinois and is the President of Mission, Faith, Equity Consulting. Danielle received a master’s degree in theology at Aquinas Institute, a Juris Doctorate degree from St. Louis University School of Law, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching from Aquinas. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08152025 to learn more about Danielle, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Meredith McKay offers a reflection on moving past fear and paralysis to take risks for the good of the world: "Fear keeps us still, while faithfulness keeps us growing. The world today needs people who acknowledge their fear and move past that tendency towards paralysis to instead do their best to live out the call of the gospels."Meredith McKay is Director of University Ministry at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She completed a Doctor of Ministry at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology where she studied trauma and the implementation of trauma-informed care in college campus ministry. An avid reader and writer, she also spends her days experimenting in the kitchen, practicing yoga, connecting with friends, and hanging out with her dog, Junie B. Jones.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08102025 to learn more about Meredith, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Grace Mariette Agolia, offers a reflection on St. Lydia as a model of ongoing and whole-hearted response to God: "Through baptism, Lydia came to know life in Christ and the hope of sharing in his glory, treasure infinitely more valuable than the purple cloth she traded. She heeded Jesus’s warning in today’s Gospel reading from Luke: 'Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions'"...Grace Mariette Agolia is a PhD candidate in Systematic Theology with a minor in History of Christianity at Boston College. Her primary theological interest is ecclesiology, and her dissertation focuses on the role of ministry in the church’s sacramental mediation of God’s grace. Before beginning doctoral studies, she spent a year in the L’Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and she currently serves on the board of directors for the L’Arche Boston North community in Haverhill, Massachusetts.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08032025 to learn more about Grace, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sr. Theresa Hafner, CSJ offers a reflection on how helps to align us with God's vision for us and our world: "At times we may feel overwhelmed and helpless regarding the injustices taking place in the world today. The need for prayer may be flowing out of us all the time, waking and sleeping. Our prayers and conversations with God are what sustain and strengthen us, what allow us to hold on to hope, to be filled with the spirit and to continue to advocate for God’s vision so beautifully voiced in the teachings of Jesus."Sr. Theresa Hafner is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph living in Cleveland, Ohio. For the past 13 years, she has ministered in a local parish faith formation office, assisting parents with their children’s religious education and sacramental preparation. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07272025 to learn more about Sr. Theresa, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Martha Ligas invites us to let God's love transform us and - through us - the world: "May this day, this Feast of Mary Magdalene, be an opportunity to re-commit to transforming the world. To encountering and becoming the Love of God that the world so desperately needs. May we do it for our grandmothers, and our granddaughters, too. Like our ancestor Mary of Magdala, may we fall in love. May we stay in love. And may we let it decide everything."Martha Ligas (she/her) serves as the Pastoral Minister at the Community of St. Peter in Cleveland, Ohio, and Program Associate at FutureChurch. Both spaces give her room to ride the coattails of the Spirit by reimagining what it means to create faith communities of belonging. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Ministry from Fordham University. Martha lives in Cleveland, OH with her partner and their pets. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07222025 to learn more about Martha, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Stacy Geere offers an empowering reflection on the story of Martha and Mary: "Martha and Mary are not rivals. They are reflections of the fullness of discipleship—service and contemplation, action and proclamation. They, along with other women of the Gospels, minister with Jesus and to Jesus. Their relationship reflects the very nature of our triune God, who invites us to equality, mutuality, unity and reciprocity."Stacy Geere is a spiritual director and Catholic lay minister whose work is shaped by a lifelong devotion to Gospel-centered pastoral care. She holds a Master of Arts in Theology from Loyola Marymount University and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles. Her education and formation nurtured a deep love for Ignatian spirituality and feminist Trinitarian ecclesiology.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07202025 to learn more about Stacy, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Meghan J. Clark offers a reflection on the Parable of the Good Samaritan as a call to a communal ethic of compassion: "God calls to us from the depths of our own hearts. Christ calls to us in our neighbor. How then can we together advocate for compassion and resist indifference, resist pretending nothing is wrong. That is the message I hear anew as I return once again to the parable of the Good Samaritan."Meghan J. Clark, Ph.D., is a professor of moral theology at St John’s University (NY), where she students inside and outside the classroom on diverse topics in moral theology and Catholic social thought. She has conducted fieldwork on human rights and solidarity in Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. She is author of The Vision of Catholic Social Thought: the Virtue of Solidarity and the Praxis of Human Rights (Fortress Press, 2014). Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07132025 to learn more about Meghan, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nina Santos Laubach offers a reflection being peace makers in an uncertain world and church: "Our Gospel today is asking us to cross thresholds as peacemakers. A threshold is a boundary, a liminal moment where we experience crises, decisions, or change. And our task as peace-makers is to offer the possibility in these moments for Shalom, for restoration of wholeness, for fullness of humanity."Nina Santos Laubach is pursuing a Ph.D. in Practical Theology and Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her doctoral interests focus on sacramentality within the Catholic imagination and how it is expressed in homilies and preaching for the contemporary church. She lives with her husband and two teenage children at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, where she serves as an accompanist, liturgist, preacher and mentor for the Catholic community.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07062025 to learn more about Nina, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Christine Monica Zuba offers a reflection on "what is possible" with the power of witness and encounter: "The LGBTQ+ community, and specifically the transgender and gender queer community, are likewise under attack, simply for who we are. At every governmental level, rights are being denied, as politicians strive to erase our very existence. And still, just as the apostles remained visible witnesses of Christ, we too remain visible in our neighborhoods and in our faith communities. We will not be erased."Christine Zuba (she/her) is a transgender Catholic woman from Blackwood, NJ. A lifelong Catholic, she is a Eucharistic Minister and a facilitator of LGBTQ+ ministry at her parish. She is also on the Board of Directors of Fortunate Families, Inc. Christine transitioned as her true self in 2015 and was one of four transgender women to meet Pope Francis following his monthly general audience in September 2024.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06292025 to learn more about Christine, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Marianne Duddy-Burke invites to embody Christ's healing, compassion, and abundance by meeting the real needs of our world: "We are also the present embodiment of Christ’s ministry of healing, of accompanying one another, of feeding each other. We provide the lifeblood of compassion and hope. To live into this call, we must constantly be willing to share whatever loaves and fishes we have with anyone, moving beyond individualism, tribalism, nationality, or the prioritization of any other identity, to model true stewardship in service to all."Marianne Duddy-Burke is the Executive Director of DignityUSA, working for LGBTQ+ justice and equality in the Catholic Church and society. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, National Catholic Reporter, The Advocate, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and numerous other publications. In October 2023, Marianne met with Pope Francis in an historic encounter between the Pope and leaders of LGBTQIA+ Catholic organizations. She lives in Boston with Becky, her spouse of over 30 years, and their two adopted children, now young adults, one of whom is transgender.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06222025 to learn more about Marianne, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for Trinity Sunday, Madeline Marlett offers a reflection on the tension between suffering and hope and the call to co-create a world where love, acceptance, and the fullness of divine truth can flourish for all: "The role of the Holy Spirit here is to continuously bring that enlightened truth into the world as the world is ready for it. Just think what more good news is there to discover ahead of us all if we just make room for it! So let us take this Sunday to remind ourselves that we are the hands of the Divine; we can shape a future driven by hope; that the Divine truths that were too vast for our reality will, in time, grow truly unbounded into eternity."Madeline Marlett (She/Her/Hers) is an LGBTQIA+ activist with a special focus on the intersection of LGBTQIA+ identities and faith identities. As Co-Chair of the DignityUSA Young Adult Caucus, she works to create space for young adults to find queer affirmation and safety in an expansive Catholic context. Originally from the west coast, she now calls Boston, MA home and enjoys rock climbing, hiking, baking and growing community.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06152025 to learn more about Madeline, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for Pentecost, Yunuen Trujillo offers a reflection on how the Holy Spirit is calling us to unity, justice, intersectionality: "Dear siblings: We have reason to be hopeful because the Holy Spirit—the Advocate—is calling us toward unity and intersectionality. She is moving the world in that direction—toward a refusal to let those who seek to divide us succeed. We will not take part in hate—because God is love."Yunuen Trujillo is a Catholic lay minister, a faith-based community organizer, and an immigration attorney. She is the Religious Formation Coordinator (Sp) for the Catholic Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Persons of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and author of "LGBTQ Catholics: A Guide for Inclusive Ministry" which was published in 2022 by Paulist Press.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06082025 to learn more about Yunuen, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Solemnity of the Ascension, Colleen Campbell Karchunas offers a reflection on transforming struggle and pain into testimony and purpose: "When we experience suffering or confusing and complicated events in our lives, it can be easy to turn away from asking deeper questions because of the pain we have experienced. However, the Ascension calls us to consider allowing what happens to us become a part of our story and call...What will you do with what has happened to you?"Colleen Campbell Karchunas is a pastoral minister passionate about formation and accompaniment, especially as understood by Pope Francis. She has served in various Catholic settings, walking with leaders, youth, and students on their faith journeys. Colleen holds a PhD in Catechetics and currently serves as a campus minister while studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06012025 to learn more about Colleen, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
Preaching for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Dr. Kim R. Harris lifts up “Saintly Seven” African Americans on the path to canonization and asks how the Holy Spirit is calling us to widen our vision of holiness and belonging:"I am thinking about a vision of who we are. And thinking about that widening of the vision and shining of a spotlight on the many heritages of people who are Catholic in these United States and in these Americas...When we imagine what our beautiful city could become, will become… When we continue to pray for the coming of the Holy Spirit. How do we envision that beautiful city?"Dr. Kim R. Harris is Associate Professor of African American Religious Thought and Practice at Loyola Marymount University. A liturgist, composer, and recording artist, she teaches Black liberation and Womanist theologies and presents on Black Catholic music, Negro Spirituals, and Civil Rights freedom songs. She composed Welcome Table: A Mass of Spirituals and co-authored The Fire This Time: A Black Catholic Sourcebook. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/05252025 to learn more about Dr. Harris, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
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