October 27, 2024: "What do you want?" with Courtney Esteves

Catholic Women Preach

Preaching for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Courtney Esteves offers a reflection on the freedom of choice that God gifts to us: "I invite us, on this Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, to receive this 'What do you want?' question in two ways: First, let’s put ourselves in the place of Bartimaeus and respond through honest prayer – what do we want God to do for us? And secondly, let’s follow Jesus’s example by asking those around us, 'What do you want me to do for you?' What response might we receive if we ask this question in earnest?" Courtney Esteves (she/her) is a third-year Master of Divinity student at Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School (ANS at YDS). Courtney is formed by two decades of Catholic education, as well as many years spent within lay-led Catholic ministries such as her spiritual home, Benincasa Community. A proud alumna of Saint Gabriel School (Bronx, NY), Marymount School (New York, NY), and the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), she is grateful for a faith infused with the charisms of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the Jesuits. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10272024 to learn more about Courtney, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.