Sermons

December 25: The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ- Christmas Day

St. John Chrysostompreached this Christmas sermonin 386.It was preached at Antioch in Asia Minor–during the first year of his public ministry.Later, he became Bishop of Constantinople.It was his skillful preachingthat earned him the nickname “Chrysostom,”which means “Golden-Mouthed.” Behold a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song,piping no soft melody,but chanting full

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December 24: Vigil for the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ- Christmas Eve

In the name of the Father,and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.Merry Christmas!What a year we’ve had:the pandemic phase of COVID is official over,but COVID itself isn’t.The war in Ukraine continuesas elections throughout the worldhave yielded interesting results.There’s unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congoand there was an attempted coup in Sierra

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December 10: The Second Sunday of Advent

In her excellent sermon last week,Valerie said,“some Christians throughout the ageshave tried to skip to the end….They want to skip the wait,and in doing so,skip engaging with the world’s suffering.If we KNOW the world is ending so quickly,we don’t need to fight against thingsthat impact future generations,like climate change or systemic racism.After all, the thinking

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November 26: The Last Sunday after Pentecost

Over the last six to nine monthsI’ve come across some criticisms,some desire to throw outthe Creeds.To be fair,this has been long-simmering!It’s part of the reformation:there are confessional churcheswhose repository of beliefsis in various statements –confessions –their early adherents adopted.There are traditions,both conservative and liberal by today’s standards,whose forebears saw the Creedsas additions to the gospelor

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