Catholic Women Preach - Cycle C

The final volume in the popular series featuring homilies on the Gospel readings for Sunday and holy days be Catholic women from around the world.

Elizabeth Donnelly and Russ Petrus, editors
Foreword by Catherine Hilkert, OP

“Offers abundant witness to the fact that the Spirit of God continues to raise up surprising and gifted preachers whose faithful witness and prophetic speech offer the entire church both challenge and hope. . . The witness of faithful women who can testify from experience that they have found in the Gospel ‘words of spirit and life’ (Jn. 6:63) is essential to the mission of the entire church. May the bold proclamations of the Gospel in this volume prompt a wider hearing of the good news and lead contemporary disciples to ‘hear the word of God and act on it’ (Lk 11:28).”—From the Foreword by Catherine Hilkert OP

Elizabeth A. Donnelly, preacher coordinator for Catholic Women Preach (catholicwomenpreach.org), is a frequent speaker and writer on Catholic affairs. 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 is part of a group of female foundation leaders who have engaged in dialogue with Vatican officials on the role of women in the Church.

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. Russ has also served for a number of years in parish ministry in Boston and Cleveland as a pastoral associate with responsibilities for catechesis, RCIA, and youth and young adult ministry.

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“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