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St. Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
May 1, 2024

We celebrated the Memorial of St. Phoebe during our regular 9:15pm Wednesday Mass for students at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa on September 6, 2023. At Mass, we encouraged students to pray for the Synod and introduced students to St. Phoebe and her ministry in the early Church. Fr. Ross, St. Ambrose’s chaplain and the priest celebrant at our St. Phoebe day Mass, shared a homily that centered on St. Phoebe. We also had a female alumna share a witness statement with our community, as well.

In his homily, Fr. Ross said:

 “The names that we read in scripture: St. Phoebe, Prisca, Aquila, etc. are not just names on a page. These are real people with real lives, who embraced a mission to work alongside one another in building the Kingdom of God. They are our ancestors in faith!” 

This was a wonderful learning opportunity for our community. Most were unfamiliar with St. Phoebe and the ministry of female deacons in the early Church. We are planting the seeds of a larger conversation about women’s involvement in the Church. Our celebration was well-timed before the General Assembly of the Synod in October and it was a reminder of how important it is to pray for the movement of the Spirit at this time.

Together, we have hope for the future. We are grateful to have examples of women leaders on our campus who are committed to ministering to our campus community with dedication and strength. We pray that this celebration is just the start of uplifting women on our own campus and throughout the entirety of the Church. Santa Febe, ¡ruega por nosotros!

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“Being able to be educated on who St. Phoebe is and giving others the chance to meet her, being part of a community of women who promote an inclusive model of the church, and seeing my own community come alive and heal from division provides a vision of what can and will be possible one day in the Catholic Church.”
Kathleen O'Brien
Maryknoll Bay Area Regional Coordinator in the Mission Formation Department
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“I have witnessed these women become Catholic high school teachers, professors, writers, administer parish life and leaders of prayer services. Women have been my peers and supervisors, except in diaconal ministry. I continue to hold out hope that women’s gifts for ministry and service can and will be acknowledged by the church.”
Fr. Tom Cwick, SJ
Pastoral Minister, North Side, St. Louis, MO
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“I am grateful as a pastor and a part of the BCCs here to learn and journey together with others. As a priest in our community, I am proud to be a part of this ministry to uplift women who are struggling. It is great joy and fulfillment. In my personal life, I have experienced the richness of acknowledging and uplifting the witness of women in the early Church and also in our Church today.”
Fr. Vincent Dsouza, SJ
Pastor and Base Christian Community Leader, India

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