        If this sermon were to have a title it would sound a bit like a Dr. Seuss book: âOh the Stories we tell!â I want to talk about three sets of stories today. The stories themselves are fascinating but my main focus is on...
[caption id="attachment_878" align="alignleft" width="300"] Roman denarius from the time of Jesus[/caption] Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap [Jesus] in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, âTeacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way...
For the Epistle: Acts 8:26-40 For the Gospel: Matthew 28:18-20 [caption id="attachment_834" align="alignleft" width="300"] St Philip the Deacon and the Ethiopian[/caption] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and...
âFor I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my bodyâ (Galatians 6:17) I must confess I have long enjoyed a rather acerbic comment that goes all the way back to the earliest editions of Lesser Feasts and Fasts: âOf all the saints, Francis is the...
For the gospel: John 12:24-28 âVery truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruitâ (John 12:24) [caption id="attachment_773" align="alignright" width="200"] Sister Constance CSM.Painting in Sister Constance Chapel in...
It's more or less forty years since the death of Canon Harold Wilson, who was one the two most important mentors in my lifeâthe other being Fr John Crisp, about whom I have written and spoken elsewhere, and in whose memory stands the statue of...
Lesson Acts 2:1-21; Epistle 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; Gospel John 20:19-23 The risen Lord in the upper room said, âPeace be with youâ to his disciples, then âhe breathed on them, and said to them, âReceive the Holy Spiritââ (John 20.22). Commentators generally, and understandably, are reminded...
For the NT reading: Acts 1:6-14 [caption id="attachment_702" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem[/caption] The disciples say, âLord, is this the time when you will restore the Kingdom to Israel?â Jesus replies, âIt is not for you the times or periods that the Father has set...
For the Gospel: John 14:15-21 [caption id="attachment_547" align="alignleft" width="279"] Christ, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End, Mural from the catacomb of Commodilla, late 4th century.[/caption] Jesus said, âIf you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you...
For the Gospel: John 14:1-14 [caption id="attachment_686" align="alignleft" width="413"] The Last Supper by Fritz von Uhde (1886)[/caption] Jesus said, âDo not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Fatherâs house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so,...