July 30, 2023: ”Right Here and Right Now” with Anne Hansen

Preaching for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Anne Hansen offers a reflection on living the will of God "on earth as it is in heaven": " I hope it is a place where gang members and socialites converse. A place where women preach and are involved in all seven sacraments, a place where the LGBTQ community is part of the fabric and a place where immigrants from everywhere feel at home. Maybe heaven is a gathering of the communion of saints around a very long table." Anne Hansen is currently the Executive Director of Ignatians West in Los Angeles. Anne writes reflections on the Sunday readings for the Ignatians West newsletter and is working on a book with her sister, an Episcopal priest, on their shared experience with faith, ministry and family. Anne has a BA in Psychology from Immaculate Heart College, an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from California State University, Northridge and an MA in Pastoral Theology from Loyola Marymount University. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07302023 to learn more about Anne, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.