"What is clear is that to be a Catholic is to proclaim that bodies matter. We are not simply concerned for the state of a soul, but for the whole person, even as the world tells us that women’s bodies in particular are fragile and disposable. Yet, a first-century pregnant teenager teaches us otherwise."
Preaching for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Angela Howard McParland offers a reflection on honoring the sacredness of each and every body.
Angie McParland serves as Campus Minister and Religion teacher at La Salle Academy in Providence where she lives with her husband and three young children. A Kentucky native who has called New England home for over a decade, she earned a B.A. in English and Religion from Centre College and and served for a year with Americorps*VISTA before earning a Master of Divinity at Vanderbilt Divinity School as well as a certificate in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in 2007. She has worked in ministry for more than fifteen years in parish and campus settings from Nashville to Boston.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/12082020 to learn more about Angie, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
