Preaching for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Susan Fleming McGurgan offers a reflection on the "strange little story" of Martha and Mary:
"What is the truth about Martha and Mary? For me, it is enough to know that their faithfulness, their commitment to love and serve, and yes, lead, is our inheritance--yours and mine, passed down from mother to daughter, between sister and sister, disciple to disciple, from woman of faith to woman of faith throughout the ages-- whatever our station, whatever our circumstance, whatever our struggles, whatever our personal response to God’s call."
Dr. Susan McGurgan has served in pastoral ministry and lay formation for 30 years as a parish minister, formation director, professor, and administrator. She is currently the Director of Lay Ecclesial Formation and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology for Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati. She holds a BA Honors History degree from Oklahoma State University, an MA Religion from the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary, and a D.Min in Preaching from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Now Bexley-Seabury). In 2021, she launched a preaching website offering resources and support for working preachers, Preaching Hope: https://www.preachinghope.org/
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07172022 to learn more about Susan, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.
