People often ask me, “What is your ministry?” Knowing that I serve as a Deacon in the Celtic Christian Church, it is a fair and natural question.

For a long time, I thought ministry needed to look a certain way. Something formal. Something visible. Something that happened from a pulpit or within the walls of a church.

What I have come to understand is this.

My ministry is not confined to a single place or role. It lives through the conversations I create and the voices I help bring forward. Through the Your Radical Truth podcast, I invite guests to share their own ministries, their own journeys, and the ways they are living out their calling in the world. In doing so, something powerful happens. We begin to see that ministry is not limited. It is expansive, deeply personal, and often quiet.

Ministry shows up in many forms.

For some, it is working directly with those who are unhoused, offering not just resources, but dignity and presence.
For others, it is tending a garden, growing food, and creating spaces of beauty and nourishment for others.
For some, it is listening without judgment when someone is hurting.
For others, it is teaching, writing, creating, or simply showing up with consistency and care in the lives of those around them.

Ministry is not always what we say. More often, it is how we live.

It is found in the way we respond when things are difficult.
It is in the integrity we bring to our daily actions.
It is in the compassion we extend, especially when it would be easier to turn away.

Each of us is given opportunities, every single day, to live the Truth of the Word. Not in grand gestures, but in small, meaningful choices that reflect love, courage, and honesty.

Your Radical Truth exists as a space to honor those expressions of ministry. Not to define them narrowly, but to expand our understanding of what it means to live a life of purpose and faith.

So if you have ever wondered whether what you are doing “counts” as ministry, consider this.

If you are showing up with intention…
If you are offering something that brings light, support, or truth into the lives of others…
If you are living in alignment with what you know to be right…

Then you are already walking in your ministry.

And you are not alone.

About Deacon Margaret Mary O’Connor

Deacon Margaret Mary O’Connor, a member of the Catholic laity, once believed she understood her Church and its teachings. Everything changed the day she uncovered a centuries old scandal of lies and institutional cover up surrounding the history of women in ordained ministry. Realizing that her own Church had hidden the truth about women priests, women deacons, and even women bishops, she felt a deep and unforgettable sense of betrayal.

That moment became the catalyst for her mission. Margaret Mary now travels what she calls the Highway of Radical Truth, exposing the layers of deception that have kept millions of Catholics unaware of the prominent roles women held in early Church history. Her work challenges long held assumptions, confronts the complicity of the hierarchy, and calls Catholics to learn the real history for themselves.

For Margaret Mary, every Catholic deserves the truth. She believes transparency is not optional, especially when the suppression of women’s vocations continues to harm the Church today. Her research shines a spotlight on hidden historical records that may even hold answers to the modern priest shortage.

Often described as a “Modern Day David,” Margaret Mary is relentless in her commitment to revealing what has been intentionally concealed. Through her well researched writings, public advocacy, and ministry within the Celtic Christian Church, she brings these buried truths to light.

She is the author of Scandal in the Shadows and Journey of a Celiac’s Soul, and remains a force for honesty, courage, and reform within the broader Catholic conversation.