Dear Father (Name),

As someone deeply committed to the Catholic Church and Her teachings, I’m writing today seeking your guidance  on the Church’s teachings on women - both in the Church and in the world.

First I want to thank you for all the work you do for our Parish and its community here, especially for the hours, stresses, and sacrifice that goes unnoticed. Thank you for your leadership and gift of self. Know that you are appreciated and that I am praying for you.

I have been a Parishoner here at St. (your parish) for (x) years. One topic that is especially close to my heart is that of women – women in the Church, and in the world. I know that our Church has spoken on the topic of women before (St. John Paul’s Mulieris Dignitatem and Letter to Women, the USSCB’s From Words to Deeds, etc). However, in our world today there are several conversations happening right now around women’s rights, women’s leadership and influence, and women’s role in the family and society.

There are Women’s Marches all across the country, and debates about how to achieve true ‘equality’ for women. Last year, “feminism” was Merriam-Webster’s most looked up word of the year. I think women have a hunger to understand what it means to be a woman – to be a strong and fulfilled woman. But women – the Church’s women – are surrounded by an unprecedented swarm of opinions and ideas of what this looks looks like. Facing this swarm and yearning for truth, we need to hear the Church’s voice.

International Women’s Day is Thursday, March 8th. This global day of celebrating women is an especially active time for conversations about women’s issues, and it prompts many men and women to think about these things.

We desperately need the Church’s voice amidst this discussion of women’s dignity, rights, and roles - both to affirm where we agree and to challenge where truth is being distorted.

We desperately need the Church’s voice amidst this discussion of women’s dignity, rights, and roles - both to affirm where we agree and to challenge where truth is being distorted. Therefore, I’m writing to ask if you would prayerfully consider speaking about women in one of your upcoming homilies, perhaps expanding on the documents mentioned above, or sharing insights of your own. It would be particularly meaningful to myself, and I think many other women – and men – in our parish.

Thank you again for your servitude to our Parish, and for prayerfully considering this request.

God Bless,

(Your Name)