Catholic Women Preach

Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF preaches for the Twenty-seventh Sunday (also the Feast of Saint Francis), offering a reflection on being caretakers and peacemakers in our fraught world: "Let your hearts and minds be united Christ, that you may know what is true in a world of lies and deception, that you may know what is noble in a world of hubris and pomp, that you may know what is right in a world that lacks a moral compass, that you may discover what is pure, lovely, and admirable, and often hidden from sight, in a world of corruption, horror and infamy."Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF, is Associate Professor of Missiology at the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry and Professora Ordinaria of the Ecclesiastical Faculty. Her publications focus on the Church in Latin America, Vatican II Studies, Mission Studies, Franciscan Studies, and Ministerial Formation.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10042026 to learn more about Sr. Guider, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Marilín Llanes, OP preaches for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on building and living a common life for the common good: "Let us practice humility with courage, reconciliation with tenderness, and common life with conviction. And let us live each day ready to build the common good—not as isolated voices, but as Gospel partners for the long journey."Sister Marilín M. Llanes, OP, a vowed member of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, currently serves as Office Director for shareholder advocacy and community impact investing with the Portfolio Advisory Board. A Cuban American who immigrated to the U.S. as a young child and settled in Miami, she brings over 15 years of community development experience, including two decades as a bilingual school psychologist and founding an immigrant-supporting business in San Antonio. She holds graduate degrees in mental health counseling, school psychology, and community development policy, and serves on several nonprofit boards. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09272026 to learn more about Sr. Marilín, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Nóirin Lynch preaches for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on moving beyond fear of scarcity in God's love: "This week's readings call us to seek out God honestly, bringing ourselves just as we are, to be loved..."Nóirin Lynch is Director of the FCJ Spirituality House in Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland, an Ignatian retreat centre. Born in Limerick, she has worked in pastoral ministry since 1992. For the past 8 years she has directed retreat centres for religious sisters in Dublin and Limerick. She is also a singer-songwriter who has released two CDs of Irish folk music.

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Erin Lothes preaches for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on righteous anger as a faithful response to the climate crisis, and on where our environmental guilt is truly owed:"Climate disciples are challenged to speak truth to power and expose the lie of greenwashing and the shame of the personal carbon footprint invented by fossil fuel companies to gaslight the modern world."Erin Lothes, Ph.D., is executive director of Bethany Center Hudson Valley, an ecological education center in New York. She is author of Inspired Sustainability: Planting Seeds for Action and The Paradox of Christian Sacrifice, and has written extensively on faith-based environmentalism and energy ethics, including a commentary on Pope Francis's Laudate Deum.Visit https://www.catholicwomenpreach.org/09132026 to learn more about Dr. Lothes, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Ashley Kitisya preaches for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on climate and environmental justice as a call to communal responsibility:"My neighbour is not only the person beside me. My neighbour is the family living near a polluted river. My neighbour is the farmer whose crops have failed because the rains no longer follow familiar patterns. My neighbour is a community forced to move because a wildfire, flood, or rising sea has made their home unsafe..."Ashley Kitisya currently serves as Director of Africa at the Laudato Si’ Movement, spearheading continental initiatives that unite faith-based communities, youth, activists, and policy influencers to champion fossil fuel divestment and sustainable energy transitions. Ashley’s academic background in Law (LLM Strathmore University, LLB Catholic University of Eastern Africa), complemented by advanced training in justice, peace, and environmental governance, underpins her rigorous approach to policy advocacy and campaign development. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09062026 to learn more about Ashley, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.