08/28/2026
Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI, preaches for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on what it means to resist conformity to the age we live in and allow ourselves to be transformed instead:
"Let us challenge ourselves to keep learning and growing, allowing God to transform us by the renewal of our minds, so we might act with courage in spite of the obstacles and struggles to bring about a time acceptable to the Lord."
Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI, a native of Orange, Texas, is a member of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Marianists). She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, where she serves as Director of Marianist Initiatives and Special Projects at St. Mary's University. She also serves on the USCCB's advisory committee for the Subcommittee on African American Affairs.
* Editor's Note: This preaching was originally prepared and delivered by Sr. Nicole Trahan, FMI, on August 30, 2020. While Sr. Nicole references current events from that time, including the pandemic, her exhortation to keep growing, learning, and allowing God to transform us remains pertinent today.
Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08302026 to learn more about Sr. Nicole, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from catholic women.
