July 21, 2024: "Balancing Service and Rest" with Yolanda Chavez

Preaching for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yolanda Chavez offers a reflection on making space for rest and spiritual renewal: "Reflecting on the message of Psalm 23 with the example of Jesus in the Gospel, we find a refreshing and luminous call to be compassionate shepherds and caregivers, always seeking the balance between serving others and taking care of ourselves. May Jesus, the source of quiet waters, guide us, renew us, and encourage us in our daily ministry." Yolanda Chavez, M.Div., is a member of the Ecumenical Association of Theologians of the Third World (ASETT) and an essential collaborator in the evangelizing and catechetical mission of the Archdiocesan Office of Religious Education of Los Angeles as a certified Catechist Master Teacher. Yolanda holds a Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where she is currently a candidate for a doctorate in ministry focused on Women's Spirituality. She is a promoter of Women's Spirituality ministry in Spanish at the Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino, California. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07212024 to read Yolanda's preaching text and for more preaching from Catholic women.