Deep Freedom, Peace, and Justice with Joanna Williams

Preaching for the Second Sunday of Advent, Joanna Williams offers a reflection on cooperating to bring about God's peace, justice, and freedom:   "And if we have the grace of that hope, we are better equipped to do the hard work of the journey to get there. Which means winnowing and clearing and cutting down and burning what doesn’t bear fruit."   Since 2021, Joanna Williams has been the Executive Director at the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational Catholic ministry in Nogales, Arizona and Sonora that works towards a vision of migration with dignity through humanitarian services, holistic accompaniment, education, and advocacy. Joanna graduated with a Bachelor's in Science from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, where she researched the role of the Latino Church in creating social change. She was also confirmed into the Catholic Church her senior year at Georgetown. In 2019 she received a Master's in Public Policy from Arizona State University.   Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/12042022 to learn more about Joanna, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.