February 2, 2020: Following in Anna's Footsteps

Preaching for the Feast of the Presentation, Kathy Lilla Cox offers a reflection on recognizing the unfolding fulfillment of God's promises, like the prophet Anna, in unexpected people and ways:   "Can we develop a willingness to see the infancy of God’s promises being incarnated into the world, a world awaiting and needing restoration, reconciliation, redemption, and peace?  And then when God arrives, in persons young, vulnerable, and needing care, can we recognize that we are seeing God face to face, give thanks, and proclaim God’s presence in our midst to others awaiting redemption, even as we continue to hope for God’s promises to be fully realized?"   Kathy Lilla Cox is a Research Associate and Visiting Scholar at the University of San Diego. After earning her PhD in Theology from Fordham University, she taught undergraduates from 2007 to 2018 in central MN at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University.  During the same period, she taught graduate students at St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary (Collegeville, MN).     Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/02022020 to learn more about Kathy, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.