The Work of Proximity with Amanda W. Daloisio

Preaching for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Amanda W. Daloisio offers a reflection on drawing close to one another:   "On closer inspection of this story I realize that it has no description of any interactions between Lazarus and the rich man. And so I think, perhaps there were none! Perhaps the rich man never even really noticed Lazarus. His downfall, perhaps, was his complacency. And so yes, woe to that rich man! His wealth shielded him from the realities outside his door and the consequences were dire."    Amanda W. Daloisio has been a part of the New York Catholic Worker community since 2002. She currently serves as co-managing editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper, work that allows her to debate both politics and grammar, which she truly loves. She is also the co-editor of Ambassadors of God: Selected Obituaries from The Catholic Worker.     Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09252022 to learn more about Amanda, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.