December 22, 2024: ”Stubborn, Sustaining Hope” with Sarah Simmons, CSJ

Preaching for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Sarah Simmons, CSJ offers a reflection on stubborn, sustaining hope: "Mary and Elizabeth’s meeting is the prophetic defiant joy that God is not only among these women, but within these women.  They create a space beyond the boxes and are filled with wonder at the miracle of God, the miracle of their bodies that carry stubborn and sustaining hope.  Their defiant hope is happening now, among us, within us, if only we are vulnerable and aware enough to notice it.  For we are a people of the incarnation, we believe that Christ is within all of us, including you.  How do you long to express it?" Sarah Simmons is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph and has lived in Chicago for five years. She currently spends her time as a student, chaplain and spiritual director. She is deeply passionate about embodied and creative practices that serve to co-create spaces of belonging and transformation. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/12222024 to learn more about Sarah, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.