Sermons

“The Most Powerful Force”

June 1, 2025: “Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen Indeed.  Alleluia! It’s the final Sunday of Easter today, so just because, let’s do that again – Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen Indeed.  Alleluia! That never gets old to me, and hopefully not for you too. Next Sunday, during our “Mass…

“Hurricane’s Approachin’!”

May 25, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen!  Yes, we are still in Eastertide.  And, it is also Memorial Day Weekend in our country. A time when we remember those who gave the last full measure for the freedoms we hold dear.  And in today’s scriptures, we hear two passages that have a lot to say…

“God Loves All Of Us, And Evil Will Not Prevail!”

May 11, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is risen!  Welcome to Good Shepherd Sunday, always the fourth Sunday of Easter, when we hear the gospel message of Jesus as our shepherd, whose voice we hear and whom we follow.   It is also Mother’s Day in the secular world. I hope to get lots of licks and meows…

“E Pluribus Unum”

May 4, 2025: Alleluia!  Christ is risen! Now, you’ll know I am a bit of a geek; and, as this is a special day for Star Wars fans, I suppose I should begin by saying: May the 4th be with you! You know, you can always tell when an Episcopalian is watching a Star Wars…

“Sede Vacante”

April 27, 2025: Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Happy Easter!  Now, for all of you that thought Easter was last Sunday…today is Easter…too, or 2. Easter is not just a single day on the calendar.  We are still celebrating Easter and we are in Eastertide until the day of Pentecost, this year falling on June 8th. …

“Remember”

Easter Sunday – April 20, 2025: The Lord is risen!  He is risen indeed! Alleluia! And “Χριστός Ανέστη!” “Αληθώς Ανέστη” “Καλό Πάσχα!” “Christ is Risen!” “Truly [he is] risen!”  “Happy Easter!” to all our Eastern Orthodox sisters and brothers in Christ, who today are also celebrating Easter Sunday.  This doesn’t happen all the time, that we…

“First They Came For Jesus”

April 13, 2025 – Palm Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Somehow, I feel like this Palm Sunday feels more real than ever before.  But before we get to that, I need to remind everyone that it is in fact Palm Sunday. We shouldn’t be reading the passion gospel…

“Time To Get Your Hands Dirty”

March 23, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Today The Episcopal Church does a thing.  We usually go right along with the Revised Common Lectionary – the assigned readings for a Sunday followed by Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, and a whole lot of others, and also the Roman Catholic Church…

“Love Is The Ultimate Resistance”

February 23, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”  Seriously Jesus?  I mean, seriously?  Have you SEEN what is going on here in the US?  Sometimes I can imagine…

“It Couldn’t Be Plainer”

February 16, 2025: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard.  Amen. Sometimes it seems the scriptures assigned for reading on a given Sunday are so perfectly suited for the times in which we live – and today, that is most definitely so.  Just this past Wednesday, some fellow who owns a company…