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• November 9, 2025: "Building on God’s Foundation of Goodness" with Joanna Williams

  Preaching for the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Joanna Williams offers a reflection on recognizing and building upon the Divine goodness within ourselves, others, and our communities: "At the core of our being, we are loved and made holy, created in God’s image and likeness. Our most natural orientation is towards goodness, a goodness that produces abundant fruit..."Joanna Williams is the Executive Director at the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational Catholic ministry in Nogales, Arizona and Sonora that works towards a vision of migration with dignity. Joanna graduated with a Bachelor's in Science from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, where she researched the role of the Latino Church in creating social change. She was also confirmed into the Catholic Church her senior year at Georgetown. In 2019 she received a Master's in Public Policy from Arizona State University.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11092025 to learn more about Joanna, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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• November 2, 2025: "With Jesus It's a Win-Win" with Marie Philomène Péan, D.Min

  Preaching for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls), Marie Philomène Péan, D.Min. invites us to trust that in God we are held, we are loved, and we are home: "As a nurse, a chaplain, and a pastoral associate, I have sat beside people as they took their final breath. I have held hands, whispered prayers, and witnessed something sacred: death is not the end. It is a passage. And Jesus walks with us through it."Marie Philomène Péan, D.Min., is a seasoned pastoral leader, spiritual director, and community builder whose ministry spans continents and cultures. Originally from Haiti, she brings a multilingual and multicultural lens to her work, speaking Haitian Creole, French, English, and conversational Spanish. Philomène holds a Doctorate in Ministry from Andover Newton Theological School and is a Board-Certified Chaplain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11022025 to learn more about Philomène, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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• November 1, 2025: "Becoming our Best Selves" with Elvira Ramirez

  Preaching for the Solemnity of All Saints, Elvira Ramirez offers a reflection on living our call to holiness through our own gifts and circumstances: "Today, let us reflect on the particular gifts we have received and on the circumstances of our daily lives that invite us to mercy, love, justice, peace, and to holiness."Elvira Ramirez is executive director of Maryknoll Lay Missioners. She previously served as the executive director of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Stockton, California for 15 years. And from 1982 until 1993 she served as a Maryknoll sister, primarily working with youth and young adults in Tanzania.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11012025 to learn more about Elvira, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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• October 26, 2025: "Honest Humility" with Graceann F. Beckett

  Graceann F. Beckett preaches for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, inviting us to consider how humility, honesty, and trust in God’s love open the way to true justification:"God desires relationship, to be able to draw near, and this desire is certainly not dependent upon a grand presentation of one's most pious actions or traits."Graceann Beckett is a M.T.S. student at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM), where she is also an editor for "Lumen et Vita," the student academic journal at the CSTM. Her academic interests include ecclesiology, Appalachian studies, and ethnography. In addition, her work with the Dorothy Day Guild and the Catholic Worker Movement has shaped her life, faith, and academic pursuits significantly.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10262025 to learn more about Graceann, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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• October 19, 2025: "Resistant Hope" with Sr. Jessica Kerber, aci

  Preaching for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sister Jessica Kerber offers a reflection on living resistant hope: "Hope indeed is something to live into, sometimes requiring persistence and that resistant hope. For as Scripture promises us: hope does not disappoint."Sister Jessica Kerber is a Handmaid of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, currently serving as both formator and United States Provincial. At Saint Louis University’s Center for Ignatian Service, she teaches courses that integrate faith and service. A graduate of Valparaiso University in elementary education, she later completed philosophy and theology studies at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10192025 to learn more about Sr. Jessica, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

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