November 5, 2023: ”Inclusive, Servant Leaders” with Raynah Marise Braganza Passanha

Preaching for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Raynah Marise Braganza Passanha offers a reflection on living as inclusive, servant leaders: "Saying yes to a sacred call requires vulnerability, being conscious of and addressing the fears that deter one from living that 'yes' honestly and completely. Let us commit to help one another be effective leaders. May our lives witness our love and faithfulness to God, the Church, and the Good News. As we address the shadow side of the Church, we need to also challenge the shadow side of ourselves. In our fight against exclusion, let us try to live consciously inclusive lives. In our work for the Reign of God, may we testify to the kind of world we are working towards." Raynah Marise is a faith and gender rights activist, based in Pune, India. In addition to her ministry in faith formation of adults, religious sisters and seminarians, she is currently the National Convenor of the Indian Christian Women’s Movement, a movement of Christian women independent of any Church finding our voice in addressing issues of concern within Churches. She is also a member of the Indian Women Theologians Forum, Sisters in Solidarity, and the Indian Catechetical Association.

Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11052023 to learn more about Raynah, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.