August 8, 2021: To be "bread" for others with Crystal Catalan

Preaching for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Crystal Catalan offers a reflection on our call to be "bread" for others:   "No doubt right now, there is division in our world, tremendous sadness, a desire to be seen or heard, there is loneliness, and loss caused by the twin pandemics of this time with racism and covid-19. And still, regardless of our individual circumstance, we are all invited to the table to be compassion, to be forgiveness, to be love, and to be kindness to others."   Crystal Catalan currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Presentation High School in San Jose, CA. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego and an M.A. in International Development from Eastern University. She is currently pursuing her M.A. in Pastoral Ministries with an emphasis in Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy at Santa Clara University, and the Certificate in Restorative Justice Leadership and Facilitation through the University of San Diego.   Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08082021 to learn more about Crystal and her ministry, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.