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Ashes of Death: Sermon for the First Sunday of Lent, 2024
We began the season of Lent with death. “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” It could seem odd that those first...


Being Anxious About the Things of the Lord -- Sermon for the IV Sunday through the Year, January 28, 2024
“A married man is anxious about the things of the world, … and he is divided.” St. Paul just won’t leave us alone! Last Sunday, he...


The Beginnings of the Kingdom: Sermon for the III Sunday through the Year, January 21, 2024
“After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: ‘This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God...


In the Caravan of the Magi: Sermon for Epiphany, 2024
Wise men or kings did not travel alone. Travelling in those days was extremely dangerous. Lone travelers were subject to harassment,...


Giving Your Children to the Lord: Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Family, December 31, 2023
“By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, … He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received...


Freedom, Authenticity, and Joy -- Sermon for Gaudete Sunday, 17 December, 2023
The Catholic Church teaches surprisingly little about purgatory. Aside from the fact that it exists, there are very few official,...


Who am I to say whether God exists? Sermon for the I Sunday of Advent, A.D. MMXXIII
Graham Greene was, in his day, the most famous and successful novelist in the English-speaking world. In addition to his tragic and comic...


Final Judgement: Sermon for Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023
Each Sunday, we profess in the Nicene Creed that we believe that Christ will “come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.” It...


The Wages of Sin is Death (Sermon for All Souls, 2023)
I was called once to the hospital, to minister to the family of a woman who had just died of cancer at the age of 41. Her son, daughter,...


Is God Really Angry? Sermon for the XXX Sunday through the Year, 2023
“My wrath will flare up, and I will kill you with the sword; then your own wives will be widows, and your children orphans.” Hearing...
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