December 25, 2020: The Miraculous in Our Midst. Kayla August Preaches for Christmas

Preaching for Christmas, Kayla August encourages us to find the glorious even in our simpler Christmas celebrations this year:

"This Christmas, may need to be a simpler time than ones in the past...But, in these seemingly simple moments, let us not miss the miraculous in our midst. The small moment when the GLORY OF GOD is around us and we are awakened to the miraculous hidden in the ordinary. A moment filled with deep peace and great joy."

Kayla August serves the Notre Dame University (South Bend) community as the rector of Lyons Hall, an all-women’s and historic halls of Notre Dame. Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, she received her bachelors from Loyola University of New Orleans followed by two years of service work with Americorps. She then worked in Loyola’s Mission and Ministry department as a graduate student intern while working toward her masters in pastoral counseling from Loyola University’s Institute of Ministry. Kayla is now pursuing a doctorate in preaching as a way to serve God by giving her voice to the church. She also plans to use her education to lift-up and empower marginalized voices of those often overlooked in the universal church and in our world. She dreams of a Church truly alive with Christ, and she believes her vocation is working toward making that Church a daily reality!

Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/12252020 to learn more about Kayla, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.