Morning glories Download Easter Day, April 16 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Jermiah 31:1-6 ; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. “In the midst of life we are in death,” thus proclaims one of the anthems used in
Holy Week Reflection
Rector’s Holy Week Reflection For the past five weeks, we have been preparing for this holiest of weeks. On Sunday we celebrate the triumphal entry into Jerusalem (and into the church) where the culmination of our journey takes place. Special observances of Palm Sunday go back at least as far as the
Can these bones live?—sermon for 2 April 2017
Can these bones live? Download April 2, Fifth Sunday in Lent: Psalm 130; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. O mortal, can these bones live again? O Lord God, only You know. We live in a deeply
Evensong for the Feast of Óscar Romero—sermon
Evensong Download March 24: Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador, Archbishop of San Salvador, 1980 Revelation 7:13-17 John 12:23-32 Psalm 31: 15-24 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. There is a fairly well-known prayer
Listen Closely—sermon by Nicholas Hayes, intern
Listen Closely March 26, Fourth Sunday in Lent: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. Last fall, GBIO, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, was gearing up for the next phase of
Everything changes—sermon for 12 March 2017
Everything changes Download March 12, Second Sunday in Lent: Psalm 121; Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. Everything changes with Abram. And this is remarkable mainly because there is
“Hear, O Israel…” Sermon for 5 March 2017
Hear, O Israel Download March 5, First Sunday in Lent: Psalm 32; Genesis 2:15-17,3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. “Hear, Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. And you shall love the LORD your God
Ashes—sermon for Ash Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Ashes Unfortunately, this sermon was not recorded. March 1, Ash Wednesday: Psalm 103 or 103:8-14; Isaiah 58:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. “A tree gives glory to God by being a tree,”wrote