November 10, 2024: "Injustice and generosity" with Jen Frazer, OSB

Catholic Women Preach

Preaching for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jen Frazer offers a reflection on the offerings and sacrifices of the two widows in today's readings: "In the end what meaning should we take away from these readings? It is the very generosity of our two widows (in the first reading and in the Gospel) that highlights their social oppression. Even if the sacrifice is unjust, God who knows our hearts, honors that sacrifice as the act of love that it is. God is on the side of the oppressed because they are in need of God’s protection. Both are true. Sic et non." Jen is an Erie Benedictine sister, currently living in Erie, Pennsylvania. There Jen shares time with some of the terrific people of L’Arche as her full-time gig, and for fun teaches a couple of classes at Mercyhurst, a local Catholic college. Jen has a couple of graduate theology degrees from Boston College, and a degree in studio art from Hampshire College. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11102024 to learn more about Jen, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.