Sermon: Easter 4, Year A Text: John 10:1-10 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Two sheep were standing in a field. “Baaaa” said one. “Bother” said the other one, “I was going to say that!” The real challenge of Good Shepherd Sunday is to make…
Sermon: 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A Text: Luke 24:13-35 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I have not had the opportunity, quite regrettably really, to travel the world extensively, to visit exotic places and encounter strange cultures. In a strange reversal of how things…
Philippians 2:5-11 ”He emptied himself” (v7) These six verses known as the Kenotic Hymn contain some of the most profound theology ever written, alongside the prologue of the Gospel of John. Both are philosophical examinations of the nature of Christ, both speak of the pre-existence of Christ and the wonder of his incarnation. Kenosis (ekenosen)…
Sermon: Lent 4, Year A Texts: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. You can see the change already in Church. The fifth Sunday marks the beginning of Passiontide: the ikons and crosses are shrouded, the banners put away. There…
Sermon: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Text: John 1:29-34 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen “This is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” John the Baptist uses the metaphor of the Lamb of God. It is an odd…
Sermon: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Text: John 1:29-34 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen “This is the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” John the Baptist uses the metaphor of the Lamb of God. It is an odd…
Sermon: Christmas Day, Year A Text: John 1:1 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. So, we have had all chaos of the Crib and Christingle Service, the beauty and splendour of a full midnight mass, with the bambino placed reverently into the Crib scene and…
Sermon: Advent Sunday, Year A Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:26-44 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen New year. New Church Season. Advent Sunday marks the next phase in the Church’s life. After last week’s triumphant proclamation of Christ the King resplendent in Glory,…
Sermon: All Saints Day, Year C Text: Luke 6:20-31 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Euro-Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it's all organised by the Swiss. Euro-Hell is where the chefs are…
Sermon: Third Sunday Before Advent, Year C Text: Luke 20:27-38 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Last week, I opened with a joke about heaven, and at the risk of setting the expectation of a joke each and every week, here is another: There once…
