Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Apr 30Blinded by the light —Paul’s transformation and women’s ordination: a homily for the 4th Sunday of EasterReadings from the Comprehensive Catholic Lectionary: Acts 25:1–2, 18–22a; 26:1, 9–17, 18d, 30–32; Wisdom 11:21–21:1; Peter 2:23–5:7–11; John 14:1–2, 4–9, 11–13a, 16–17a, 17c. Today, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates World Day of Prayer for Vocations, first started by Pope Paul VI in 1964. …Vocations8 min readVocations8 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Feb 14Equal in dignity: Yes, love your enemy, but not before you love yourself.A homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Readings: Sir. 15:1–4, 8, 11–12, 14–20; Ps. 112; I Cor. 2:6–10; Matt 5:38–48 (Catholic Comprehensive Lectionary) I’m excited about these texts this morning. This gospel is rabble rousing stuff. Sadly, it has been sanitized and disfigured over time to give the impression that Jesus wants us to accept our injurious…Self Love7 min readSelf Love7 min read
Jan 7An open letter to the People of God, Pope Francis, all Roman Catholic Curia Officials and Bishops worldwideThe following letter has been published in multiple media outlets, originally on 1/6/2023 in a NYT ad. Authors and signatories noted at the bottom. I am a priest ordained through RCWP (Roman Catholic Women Priests) and wholeheartedly support this letter. Hope arrived for women in the Roman Catholic Church…Pope Francis3 min readPope Francis3 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Dec 24, 202213.7 Billion Years, and God Isn’t Done: a Christmas homilyReadings: A Christmas Proclamation; Isaiah 57:14–15, 18b, 19 + 52: 7–9; Ps. 89; A Reading from the poem “The Birth of Christ” by Rainer Maria Rilke, and Matt 1:18–25 (Catholic Comprehensive Lectionary) From the creation of the world to Jesus, 13.7 billion years. From Jesus to us, 2022 years. With…Christmas5 min readChristmas5 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Dec 11, 2022Pregnancy is prickly: a homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent 2022Readings from A Woman’s Lectionary for the Whole Church: Year A, Advent III: Ruth 4:11–17, Gal 4:1–7, Matt 1:1–16 alternative from “A Genealogy of Jesus Christ” compiled by Ann Patrick Ware. Reflection at the beginning of Mass: Our readings today speak to us of Jesus’ lineage — the generations of…Pregnancy4 min readPregnancy4 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Oct 9, 2022To see and be seen, how witness changes everything— a homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary TimeOpening reflections: What happens when we heed or ignore what we see with our own eyes? In our first reading, an enslaved girl will show her leprosy-afflicted captor the way to freedom; he follows and is healed. In the Gospel, ten adults with leprosy approach Jesus and are healed. Pay…Homilies4 min readHomilies4 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Sep 14, 2022BICC September NewsNEW in September 2022: community directory, worship space, online giving, website, ways to be involved! — Email & Community Directory — action needed! Dear friends, please help us update our email list and community directory. Click HERE. Just do it. ;) By completing this form, you’re helping us: (1) ensure you want to remain on our email list, (2) minimize the number of emails you receive, (3) learn how you want to participate with BICC, and (4) enable us to provide YOU with a community…Bicc Community News4 min readBicc Community News4 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Sep 4, 2022Welcome them as you welcome me: a homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary TimeReadings: Wisdom 9:9–18; Psalm 90; Philemon 1–2, 9–10, 12–19a; Luke 14:25–33 Earlier this week, the College of Cardinals convened at the Vatican to discuss Pope Francis’ apostolic constitution entitled, Praedicate Evangelium, or in English, Preach the Gospel. This constitution effectively restructures Vatican business offices, otherwise known as the departments of…Preach The Gospel5 min readPreach The Gospel5 min read
Jul 6, 2022Let freedom ring — of reproductive rights I sing.On the day Roe vs. Wade fell, I felt the news with the same shock and horror as I did when I saw the second tower fall on 9/11. I experienced it as an act of terrorism against uterus bearing bodies in the U.S., an assault on all 166 million…Reproductive Rights4 min readReproductive Rights4 min read
Published inBrownsburg Inclusive Catholic Community·Jul 1, 2022Catholic co-support after the fall of Roe v. Wade: safe spaces & resources to cope with religious trauma and conflicts of conscienceOn June twenty fourth the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Roe v. Wade eviscerated fifty decades of civil rights and the protection of privacy for women’s healthcare decisions and bodily autonomy. The ruling automatically triggered the end of reproductive rights in many states and signals a probable…Abortion3 min readAbortion3 min read
