Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church - Cycle C

By: Elizabeth Donnelly and Russ Petrus

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Overview

“A tremendous resource for the church.”—James Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray

“This text will accompany Catholics in prayer and reflection. It will inspire preachers and hearers of God’s word. Most important, it will remind us all that women’s voices have been at the heart of the Christian message since Mary Magdalene first witnessed the empty tomb on Easter morning.” —Natalia Imperatori-Lee, author, Cúentame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present

“Catholic Women Preach meets a sacred yearning to have and hear the voices of women in the church through the unique perspective of their own preaching. . . . They each have something important to teach us, and it would behoove us to listen. Just as Mary sat at the feet of Jesus, captured by his words and teaching, we too should sit at the feet of these women teachers. This book gives me hope for the future of women in the church.”—National Catholic Reporter

This series of three volumes, following the A, B, C Cycles of the lectionary, offer homilies by Catholic women from the around the world. This is drawn from an ongoing project, “Catholic Women Preach,” https://www.catholicwomenpreach.org/ which has featured videos every Sunday for six years. Though the texts are available on the website, this series will make them available in print form for weekly meditation, an inspiration for homilists, and a resource for courses in homiletics. A project of FutureChurch: see https://www.futurechurch.org/

Elizabeth A. Donnelly (Preacher Coordinator) is a frequent speaker and writer on Catholic affairs. As a trustee of a Catholic family foundation, she is part of a group of female foundation leaders who have engaged in dialogue with top Vatican officials on the role of women in the Church. A former Maryknoll lay missioner in Lima, Peru, she pursued doctoral studies in international political economy and ethics in Harvard’s Department of Government. She has served on several boards, including those of Jesuit Volunteers International, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Bread for the World, and the Ignatian Solidarity Network.

Russ Petrus serves as program director for FutureChurch. He holds an MDiv from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology and the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where he focused on liturgics and catechesis. Before joining the staff at FutureChurch, Russ served in parish ministry in Boston and Cleveland for a number of years as a pastoral associate with responsibilities for catechesis, RCIA, and youth and young adult ministry.

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