Catholic Women Preach

Lisa Amman preaches for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on filling our lamps of faith with the oil of mercy, justice, and love:“Our faith, prayer, worship, and sacrifices do matter. They are our lamps, but they must be filled with the oil of mercy, justice, and love to bring the light of Christ to our world.”Lisa Amman is a member of the founding staff of Discerning Deacons and lives in St Paul, MN with her husband and two daughters. She previously served for five years as the director of social justice at her parish in St. Paul, and then worked for 10 years as a community organizer with ISAIAH, an alliance of more than 100 faith congregations. Lisa is currently participating in the inaugural cohort of PROCLAIM, where she is delighted to deepen her gifts for preaching. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11082026 to learn more about Lisa, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

On November 1, 2026, ten years after Catholic Women Preach first launched on All Saints Day, FutureChurch hosted a virtual All Saints Day Preaching Slam to celebrate the anniversary. In this special episode, four beloved CWP preachers each lift up a holy woman for our times: a Servant of God, an apostle-like early Christian, a Doctor of the Church, and a grandmother with no statues and no feast day.Chapters0:11 Kayla August, on Servant of God Thea Bowman10:14 Ann Garrido, on Saint Thekla20:26 Cecilia González-Andrieu, on Abuela Dolores & Santa Teresa de Jesús29:38 Kerry Alys Robinson, on Saint Catherine of SienaKayla August reflects on Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, the difference between holiness and perfection, and the unique mission God gives each of us: “She wasn’t perfect, but she was undeniably holy: the kind of holy we’re all called to be.” Kayla is Director of Mission Formation at Loyola Marymount University and a doctoral candidate at Boston College’s Clough School of Theology and Ministry.Ann Garrido tells the story of Saint Thekla and lifts up three qualities for our lives today: gumption, interior freedom, and continued goodwill toward others. “‘She was as one unbound.’ Yes, that refers to the rope that’s sliding off of her wrists. But does it not refer to so much more than that?” Ann is an award-winning author and a longtime professor of preaching at Aquinas Institute of Theology.Cecilia González-Andrieu reflects on her Abuela Dolores and Santa Teresa de Jesús, and on the everyday saints who teach us to be Christ’s hands, feet, and voice in the world: “I knew one saint very intimately. She has no statues, no feast day. She was my abuela.” Cecilia is Professor of Theology and Human Rights at Loyola Marymount University.Kerry Alys Robinson reflects on Saint Catherine of Siena and the call that comes to each of us: “Anyone can be called. Neither gender nor culture nor humble stature may impede that call.” Kerry is President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA and was one of Catholic Women Preach’s first preachers.Explore ten years of preaching - completely free - at www.catholicwomenpreach.orgCatholic Women Preach is a project of FutureChurch. Learn more at futurechurch.org.

Sarah Riggio preaches for the Solemnity of All Saints, offering a reflection on the Beatitudes as the language of the Kingdom of God:“I believe the language that Jesus speaks, the language of the Kingdom of God, is the Beatitudes. A language that expresses itself in words, but more so, in an active, lived expression.”Sarah Riggio is a lifelong lay Catholic minister who has served in a variety of ministries. For the past seven years, her family has welcomed refugees and asylum seekers into their home. And most recently, supported by her role as a Diakonia Fellow with Discerning Deacons, she started Café Gratis, a hospitality table that serves migrants outside an ICE check-in facility. She lives in Seattle, WA, with her husband Brook and their five children. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11012026 to learn more about Sarah, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Preaching for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Kelly Swan offers a reflection on how we return to who we're called to be when injustice leaves us numb, weary, or close to despair:"Justice simply begins with refusing to stop caring for each other. We begin with love."Kelly Swan has worked at the crossroads of faith and justice for the Ignatian Solidarity Network since 2016, first as director of communications, and now as director of advancement. She is a proud graduate of the former Wheeling Jesuit University and now lives in Cleveland Heights, OH, with her four children. Visit https://www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10252026 to learn more about Kelly, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Stephanie Boccuzzi preaches for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on refusing the false binaries placed before us: "I ask for the courage to refuse binaries and the set up of false choices, and instead to take heart to keep naming what belongs to God even when someone hands me a coin and asks me to pick a side."Stephanie Boccuzzi is a writer, speaker, and former theology teacher. She holds a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. Stephanie most recently served as Mission Leader for Trinity Health of New England and is an advocate for the chronic illness and disability community. She currently serves as Board President of the Women's Ordination Conference, which works to advance the full participation of women in the life and leadership of the Catholic Church.Visit https://catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10182026 to learn more about Stephanie, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Katie Glenn Brown Preaches for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on showing up for God's Reign: "Let us dare to show up, not perfectly dressed or without flaws, but with openness, with willingness, clothed in garments of grace and love, and ready to dance."Katie Glenn Brown is a faith-based environmental policy advocate and organizer with the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, She holds a B.A in Political Science and Philosophy from Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame and a Master of Theological Studies from Boston College’s Clough School of Theology and Ministry. Outside of her advocacy work, Katie coaches a local high school cross country and track team, teaches Confirmation at her parish, and can often be found training for her next marathon and spending time with community.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10112026 to learn more about Katie, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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.Visit https://catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09202026 to learn more about Nóirin or to read her preaching text and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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.