There are many women who can give better homilies any day of the week than many priests can.  They were trained as teachers---some even as teachers of public speaking.  Women have a tendency to KEEP UP with religious studies [check out the balance of genders in parish bible study classes], and in graduate school,  courses leading to advanced degrees of theology, church history, the history of theology, and  spirituality----have more female students in them than male students.


It has nothing to do with clericalism.  It has to do with selecting the best person for the ministry.  Considering the fact that in many dioceses,  the bishops brought priests over from India, Africa and the Philippines [sadly many are difficult to understand---and many are confused with what is demanded of them from their pastors and parishioners], having clear-speaking women delivering the homilies would be a breath of fresh air.


Get over your 'we've always done it this way.'  It is time for new growth.