Sermon: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Text: Matthew 5:1-11 “Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.” In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Two babies were sat in their cribs, when one baby shouted to the other, “Are you a […]
Sermon: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Text: Matthew 4:12-25 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Difficult question: What drew you to church today? What was it that caused you to get out of bed on your day off, go to the trouble of […]
Sermon: Christmas 1, Year A, Holy Family Text: Matthew 2:13-15; 19-23 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen With the birth of the Christ child still fresh in our ears, we move away from the crèche and towards the reality of living in the presence of […]
Sermon: Midnight Mass, Year A Text: CJM Video – I Want; Luke 2:1-14 The obvious question, we might want to ask ourselves, after seeing that video, is “Is that all there is to Christmas?” In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. One of the oldest traditions […]
Sermon: Advent 3, Year A Texts: Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:2-11 What was the question again? In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. One of my favourite books is the Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy, by the late lamented Douglas Adams, a trilogy which contains five […]
Sermon: 8th December 2004, Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Text: Luke 1:26-38 “Hail Mary, Filled with Grace” In the name of the +Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Some years back, my own training incumbent, Fr Lewis laid down a challenge for me, when he […]
Sermon: Advent 2, Year A Text: Matthew 3:1-12 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen It may be something to do with global warming, but November and December’s weather can sometimes surprise: one day we are wrapped up in scarves and wellies, and the next, just […]
Sermon: Remembrance Sunday Text: John 15:9-17 In the name of the +Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen • Look at presentation on our walls • Thoughts collected from Adults and Children • “This is my commandment – that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has […]
