December 10, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. So, you all know I love Star Wars, Star Trek…well, star anything really. I am a certified geeky priest. But, one thing about Star Wars is that it begins in the middle of the story. Then you go forward,…
December 3, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. The hymn we sang this morning is a favorite of so many, and it is little wonder why. Sure, the music is uplifting, but I think it is the words, which come out of the reading we heard this…
[Our guest preacher is Mr. Jeffrey Stanfill, a chorister in our parish. For a complete bio, see the bottom of this post. Please note, the recording was not turned off after the sermon, so it looks longer than it was. Also, the introduction prior to Jeff’s sermon is not audible. Jeff begins approx. 1min. into the…
November 19, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This past Friday, I was a panelist at the 17th Annual American Conference on Diversity Issues in Higher Education. The title of the conference was “Making Meaning of Today’s Cultural Climate.” This title should be enough to given anyone…
November 12, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Last week, as we all were here celebrating All Saints, and commemorating those who have gone on before, there was another church in Texas bowing their heads in prayer… and then they were dead. It is mind boggling to…
November 5, 2017 – All Saints Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Most of you know that I grew up in Maryland, which is home to the largest estuary in North America – the Chesapeake Bay. It is a beautiful place, with one really long bridge over…
October 22, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Now, you might be thinking I picked this gospel passage for today because it is stewardship season – you know, Jesus is talking about money and giving, right? Well, we read from the Revised Common Lectionary, and I don’t…
October 15, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, isn’t that just a heartwarming gospel, right? Jesus tells a really weird parable. It’s about a king who wants to throw a wedding banquet for his son, and not only are folks rude and not properly RSVPing, but…
Jun 10, 2018: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. This past Friday, on the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels, I was humbled to serve at the profession of life vows of Sr. Victoria Michelle at our Episcopal Convent in Mendham, the Community of St. John Baptist. …
September 24, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. What a week this has been for this parish – three funerals in the last eight days – two of them for women only 58 years old. What strikes me most about this is just how fragile this temporal…
