Sermons Preached at Saint Mark's
2025 Sermons
Sermon for Christmas 1
December 28, 2025 + First Sunday after Christmas + The Rev. Alison Leary
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Christmas Came Into the Neighborhood
December 25, 2025 + Christmas Day + The Rev. Adam Conley
Sermon for Christmas Eve
December 24, 2025 + Christmas Eve (7:30 & 11 p.m.) + The Rt. Rev. Phil LaBelle, Bishop of Olympia
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Children's Message for Christmas Eve
December 24, 2025 + Christmas Eve (4 p.m.) + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
More Than one Place at a Time
December 21, 2025 + The Longest Night + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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The Mess Is the Place Where God Is Born
December 21, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Guest Sermon for Advent 3, 2025
December 14, 2025 + The Rev. Richard E. Jaech
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Guest Sermon for Advent 2, 2025
December 7, 2025 + The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead Carroll
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The Grace of Advent Vilgilance
November 30, 2025 + The Rev. Adam Conley
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Ways to Gratitude (Sermon for Thanksgiving Day)
November 27, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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The End is Where We Start From
November 23, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Character Matters
November 16, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. ThomasonΒ
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Be a Child of the Resurrection
November 9, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Earthrise
November 2, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Imaginative Work of Saints
October 29, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Ravenous Hunger for a Ravishing God
October 26, 2025 + The Rev. Adam Conley
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What Winning Looks Like
October 19, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Jesus the Border Walker
October 12, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Guest Sermon for Stewardship Season (Pentecost 17, 2025)
October 5, 2025 + The Very Rev. Julia McCray-Goldsmith
Sermon for a Diaconal Ordination on the Feast of St. Francis
October 4, 2025 + The Rev. Lynnette Poulton Kamakura
We Do What We Want To Do
September 28, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Finders Keepers
September 14, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Itβs Easy to Miss God at the Turn of a Civilization
September 7, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Eating and Drinking with God
August 31, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Magnifying God in Troubled Times
August 24, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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A Better Country
August 10, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Rich For God
August 3, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Jesus, Teach Us To Pray
July 27, 2025 + The Rev. Adam Conley
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No More False Choices
July 20, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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The Joys and Sorrows of the American Experiment
July 6, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Why Would Anyone Choose This Life?
June 29, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Judgement on the Royal Consciousness and the Politics of Hope and Mercy
June 22, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for the Funeral of the Rev. Karla Koon
June 20, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Staying Afloat
June 15, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Unencumbered Love (Sermon for Priestly Ordinations, June 2025)
June 14, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman
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The Human Language of Babel and Pentecost
June 8, 2025 +
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What About the Slave Girl?
June 1, 2025 + Canon Wendy Claire Barrie
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With Hearts Broken Open
May 25, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Something Old, Something New
May 18, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Beautiful One, Get Up!
May 11, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Shame Conquered By Resurrection
May 4, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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The 500 Year Review
May 3, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Step by Step, with Doubts in Tow
April 27, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Practice Resurrection!
April 20, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Good Friday: On the Triduum Journey
April 18, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for the Chrism Mass, 2025
April 15, 2025 + The Rev. Shelley M. Bryan Wee, Synodal Bishop
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Held By Paradox
April 13, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Even the Stones Cry
April 6, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for the Funeral of the Rev. Canon Pat Taylor
April 4, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Itβs Not Over
March 30, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Burning Bushes and All
March 23, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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God, The Mother Hen
March 16, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Who Are You Really?
March 9, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for the Funeral of Carlo Scandiuzzi
March 8, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Retracing Our Identity
March 5, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Agony and Glory
March 2, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Rewriting the Story
February 23, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Sermon for the Funeral of Jonie Pritchard
February 22, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Guest Sermon for Epiphany 6, 2025
February 16, 2025 + The Rev. Br. Peter Pearson, CFC
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Deeper Water
February 9, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Keep Showing Up!
February 2, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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Resistance as Christian Vocation
January 26, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for the Funeral of Dave Harms
January 25, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
What Kind of Sign is This?
January 19, 2025 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Bishopβs Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord
January 12, 2025 + The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle
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Embracing Godβs Dream for Us
January 5, 2025 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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2024 Sermons
A Cosmic Symphony
December 25, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Vulnerable Truth of Christmas
December 24, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Christmas Eve Childrenβs Sermon, 2024
December 24, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Destination Unknown
December 22, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
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Guest Sermon for Advent 3
December 15, 2024 + The Rev. Sr. Miriam Elizabeth Bledsoe, OSH
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Guest Sermon for Advent 2, 2024
December 8, 2024 + The Very Rev. Michael W. DeLashmutt
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Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations, December 2024
December 7, 2024 + The Ven. David Bishop
Hope in Dark Times
December 1, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Thanksgiving Day 2024
November 28, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Emily Griffin
What Is the Truth, Anyway?
November 24, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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The Bell-Tolling Truth of All Saints
November 3, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Spirit Moves at Ground Level
October 27, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Dealing with Difficult Texts (On Gender, Orientation, and Divorce)
October 6, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Guest Sermon for Pentecost 19
September 29, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek
Sermon for a Diaconal Ordination
September 28, 2024 + The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle
The Glass Has Cracks In It
September 22, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon at the Seating of the New Bishop
September 15, 2024 + The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle
Sermon for Pentecost 17, 2024
September 15, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Sermon for the Service of Gratitude for Bishop Skelton
September 1, 2024 + The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle
Shaking Hands and Serving Godβs Purpose
August 25, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sacramental Companions on the Journey
August 18, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Finding Miracles in the Midst
August 11, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Letting God In
August 4, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
Sermon for Pentecost 9, 2024
July 21, 2024 + The Rev. Adam Conley
Sermon for Pentecost 8, 2024
July 14, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Sermon for the Funeral of Bp Vincent Warner
July 13, 2024 + Betsy H. Greenman D.D.
Sermon for Juneteenth 2024
June 22, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson
Sermon for Ordinations (June 2024)
June 15, 2024 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
The Language of Healing and Hope (Pentecost)
May 19, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Easter 7
May 12, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
Guest Sermon for Easter 6
May 5, 2024 + The Rev. Erin Jean Warde
Kindling the Fire of Godβs Love
April 28, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Cathedral Day, 2024
April 27, 2024 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
A Good Shepherd, the Cosmic Christ, and Earth Day
April 21, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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βOnly a Suffering God Can Helpβ
April 14, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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The Science of Grief, Breath, and Resilience
April 7, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Practicing Resurrection (Easter Sunday, 2024)
March 31, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Reflection on Holy Saturday, 2024
March 30, 2024 + Hannah Hochkeppel
Sermon for Good Friday, 2024
March 29, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2024
March 28, 2024 + Emily Meeks
Holy Tuesday: Healing and Wholeness
March 26, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Holy Week is Hard Work (Palm Sunday, 2024)
March 24, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Lent 5, 2024
March 17, 2024 + Alison Leary
Guest Sermon for Lent 4, 2024
March 10, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson
Story-telling as Spiritual Work
March 3, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Following Jesus into Deeper Love
February 25, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls
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The Journey Deep Down (Ash Wednesday)
February 14, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Rhythms of the Spiritual Life
February 4, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Authority of Love
January 28, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Apricating to Jesus in These Urgent Times
January 21, 2024 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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βThe Time is Always Ripe to Do Rightβ
January 14, 2024 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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2023 Sermons
Sermon for Christmas Day, 2023
December 25, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Christmas Eve, 2023
December 24, 2023 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
Christmas Eve Family Sermon 2023
December 24, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
Sermon for Advent 4, 2023
December 24, 2023 + Alison Leary
Refugees, Restoration, and Rejoicing
December 17, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Paradox and Peace
December 10, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations on the Feast of St Nicholas
December 9, 2023 + The Rev. Stephen Crippen
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Between βFix It, Jesusβ and βStay Wokeβ
December 3, 2023 + The Rev. Wil Gafney, PhD
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Forming the Second Line with Christ the King
November 26, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Giving Thanks as a Habit (Thanksgiving Day)
November 23, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Reflection on Trans Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2023 + Rose Hazard
We Are Followers of Jesus!
November 19, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Funeral Homily for The Rev. Jerry Shigaki
November 18, 2023 + The Rt. Rev. Bavi "Nedi" Rivera
Faith in Action: Justice & Righteousness
November 12, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
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A Metaphor for God
October 15, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Guest Sermon for Pentecost 19, 2023
October 8, 2023 + The Rev. DanΓ‘e M. Ashley
Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations, 2023
October 7, 2023 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 17
September 24, 2023 + The Rt. Rev. Ernie Moral
Come to Me, All You Who Are Weary
September 17, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Guest Sermon for Pentecost 13, 2023
August 27, 2023 + Robert Stevens
The Problem with Ambition
August 13, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Mirror Neurons and the Feminine Face of God
August 6, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Guest Sermon for Pentecost 7, 2023
July 16, 2023 + The Rev. Fadi Diab
Building True Character (The Undivided Life)
July 9, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Perilous Politics of Othering
June 25, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Wilderness (Sermon for Ordinations)
June 21, 2023 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
Sermon for Juneteenth
June 17, 2023 + The Rev. Malcolm McLaurin
Sermon for Trinity Sunday 2023
June 4, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Paying Attention to βThe Good Newsβ
May 14, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Sermon for Easter 5, 2023
May 7, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for Cathedral Day 2023
April 22, 2023 + The Rev. Elizabeth Riley
Building Endurance for Joy
April 16, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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The Divine βNeverthelessβ (Easter Day, 2023)
April 9, 2023 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
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Excruciating Implications for God (Good Friday, 2023)
April 7, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2023
April 6, 2023 + The Rev. Emily Austin
Sermon for Chrism Mass, 2023
April 4, 2023 + The Rev. Shelley M. Bryan Wee, Synodal Bishop
Sermon for Palm Sunday, 2023
April 2, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for Lent 3, 2023
March 12, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Social Sins and Lenten Goodness
February 26, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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This is My Body (Ash Wednesday)
February 22, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Sermon for Epiphany 6, 2023
February 12, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Healing Transformation Made Real Through Prayer
January 29, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Vocation as Meaning, Joy, and Purpose
January 22, 2023 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Guest Sermon for Epiphany 2 & Martin Luther King Jr., 2023
January 15, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson
Sermon for the Funeral of Paul Balmforth
January 12, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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A Story of Identity
January 8, 2023 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for The Holy Name, 2023
January 1, 2023 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
2022 Sermons
Sermon for the Funeral of Hyde Tennis
December 30, 2022 + The Rev. Oran Wardar
The Brilliant Darkness of Potential Life
December 25, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Taking Part in the Pageantry of Christmas
December 24, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Opposite of Love⦠Is Fear
December 18, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Guest Sermon for Advent 3, 2022
December 11, 2022 + The Rev. Elizabeth B. Walker
Sermon for the Funeral of The Rev. Pete Strimer
December 3, 2022 + The Rev. Kate Kinney
Parousia and a Pregnant Hope
November 27, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Thanksgiving Day, 2022
November 24, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Christ the King, 2022
November 20, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 23, 2022
November 13, 2022 + The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining
Obedience is Not the Supreme Virtue
November 6, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Separated in Space, Inseparable in the Spirit
November 6, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Changing Perspectives
October 30, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Sermon for Pentecost 20, 2022
October 23, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
The Surprise of Courageous Trust
October 2, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Pentecost 16, 2022
September 25, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 15, 2022
September 18, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Mary Crist
Learning from Teenagers
September 4, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Sermon for Pentecost 11
August 21, 2022 + The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining
The Essence of Things Hoped For
August 7, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Pentecost 7, 2022
July 24, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for Pentecost 6, 2022
July 17, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
The Values of an Imperiled Nation
July 3, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Crystal Balls and Blessings
June 29, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Pentecost 3, 2022
June 26, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
The Spirit Acting Up: This Is Our Story!
June 5, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Courageous Hope in the Wake of More Gun Violence
May 29, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Guest Sermon of Rabbi Daniel Weiner, May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022 + Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner
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Protest as a Pastoral Response
May 8, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Cathedral Day 2022
May 7, 2022 + The Rev. Bonnie Malone
Sermon for Easter 3, 2022
May 1, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
We Gather to Touch and to Know, We Gather to be Transformed so That We Might Transform
April 24, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Dilated Minds and In-Between Times (Easter Sunday)
April 17, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Looking in the Mirror (Sermon for Good Friday)
April 15, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Maundy Thursday 2022
April 14, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Let the Same Mind Be In You That Was In Christ Jesus
April 10, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Guest Sermon by The Rev. Bradley Hauff β Lent 5, 2022
April 3, 2022 + The Rev. Dr. Bradley Hauff
Emotional Vocabulary and Knowing Glances
March 27, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Lent 2, 2022
March 13, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Wilderness as Wordless Place
March 6, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Ash Wednesday 2022
March 2, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Luminous Learnings in Wartime
February 27, 2022 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Flow of Forgiveness
February 20, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Being Happy is Important
February 13, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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To Love Is a Complicated Business
January 30, 2022 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Sermon for January 23, 2022
January 24, 2022 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for January 16, 2022
January 17, 2022 + The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows
Beloved: A Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of Christ
January 9, 2022 + Canon Wendy Claire Barrie
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2021 Sermons
The Heartbeat of God
December 26, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for Christmas Morning, 2021
December 25, 2021 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for November 28th, 2021
November 28, 2021 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Thanksgiving DayβTouchstone and Truth
November 25, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for November 14, 2021
November 14, 2021 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
Sermon for October 31, 2021
October 31, 2021 + The Rev. Canon EliacΓn Rosario-Cruz
Sermon for October 17, 2021
October 17, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Dealing with Difficult Scriptures (on Divorce, Suffering, and Evil)
October 3, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Grace to Include Instead of Fear of Loss
September 26, 2021 + The Rev. Mark Miller
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Sermon for September 19, 2021
September 19, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
βThank Youβ is a Theological Statement
September 12, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for September 5, 2021
September 5, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Action and Contemplation
August 29, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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βLetting Go, and Letting Godβ
July 25, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Walter Brownridge
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John the Baptist and Red Herrings
July 12, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker
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Rethinking the Fourth of July
July 4, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Contagion of Sin (or the Danger of Purity)
June 27, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Arienne Davison
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Freedom and Healing: A Sermon for Juneteenth
June 19, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson
Sermon for Ordination Liturgy, June 2021
June 15, 2021 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
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We Have To Be Willing To Begin Again
May 23, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Holy Spirit Does It Again
May 2, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for May 1, 2021
May 1, 2021 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
A Terrible Beauty (Good Friday)
April 2, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Love in the Time of Pandemic (Maundy Thursday)
April 1, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Chrism Mass and Renewel of Vows
March 30, 2021 + The Most Rev. Melissa M. Skelton
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You Are Not Forsaken (Palm Sunday)
March 28, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Nancy Ross
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Auditioning for the Opera of Life
March 21, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for March 14th, 2021
March 14, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson
The Grief and Meaning of Lent
February 28, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Ash Wednesday 2021
February 17, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Shining like the Sun
February 14, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Hidden Things: Our Complicity in World-Making
February 7, 2021 + Kelly Moody
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Chiasms and Crucible Moments
January 31, 2021 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Where Do We Go from Here?
January 17, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Walter Brownridge
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Joseph and the Journey
January 3, 2021 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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2020 Sermons
Six Words of Gratitude and Hope
December 24, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Improvisational Tune of Maryβs Story
December 20, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Comforting Words from the Prophet of Advent
December 6, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Echoes of History and Christ the King
November 22, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Trimming Our Lamps in the Fiercely Urgent Now
November 8, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Naming the Future
October 18, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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We Do What We Want To Do
October 4, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Is God Among Us, Or Not?
September 27, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Rethinking Our Economic Calculus
September 20, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Itβs Going to Take a Miracle
September 13, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Nancy Ross
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Forgiveness and This Crucible Moment
September 6, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Wideness of Mercy
August 16, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Sermon for August 2 2020
August 2, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Arienne Davison
Sermon for Ordination Liturgy
June 30, 2020 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
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How Do We Know When God is Speaking to Us?
June 14, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Receiving the Holy Spirit
May 17, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Spiritual Ancestors
April 26, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Seeking Wisdom on Good Friday
April 10, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sacramental Grace is Not Quarantined
March 15, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Decoding the Paradox of Ash Wednesday
February 26, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Every Common Bush Afire With God
February 23, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Certitude is the Enemy of Truth
February 9, 2020 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Feast of Blessing
February 2, 2020 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Second Sunday after Christmas
January 5, 2020 + The Rev. Malcolm McLaurin
2019 Sermons
Dazzling Darkness
December 29, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Christmas Eve Sermon
December 24, 2019 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
The Give and Take of Life
November 3, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Transforming Leprosy
October 13, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Jesus And The Telephone Game
October 6, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Plumbing the Depths of Divine Love
September 15, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Pride and Distance
September 1, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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A sermon by The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
August 4, 2019 + The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Rethinking Sodom and the Nature of God
July 28, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Samaritan and Our Spiritual Survival
July 14, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Third Sunday After Pentecost
June 30, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Reparations and the Demons of Our Nation
June 23, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Vulnerability of Love
May 19, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Cathedral Day Sermon
May 18, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Questions in Troubled Times
May 12, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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The Feast of the Resurrection
April 21, 2019 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
Abrahamβs Descendants
March 17, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Rethinking the Moral Math of Lent
March 6, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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They Meant It For Evil; God Used It For Good
February 24, 2019 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Where Do You Stand?
February 17, 2019 + The Rev. Nancy Frausto
Fear and Calling
February 10, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Precious, Honored and Loved
January 13, 2019 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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2018 Sermons
Poetry in a Prose-filled World
December 24, 2018 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Grounded in Godβs Love
December 20, 2018 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Bishopβs Visitation Sermon
November 18, 2018 + The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel
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Religion and Politics
September 30, 2018 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Answering the Question
September 16, 2018 + The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
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Whoβs Sitting in My Pew?!
September 9, 2018 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Two Vines
April 29, 2018 + The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn
Composed for the End of Time
March 11, 2018 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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If Youβre Note Outraged, Youβre Not Jesus
March 4, 2018 + The Rev. Canon Nancy Ross
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So Many Opportunities
February 25, 2018 + The Rev. Ed Bacon
The Warp and Weft of Lenten Reality
February 18, 2018 + The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
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Sermon for Christmas 1
Christmas Came Into the Neighborhood
Sermon for Christmas Eve
Children's Message for Christmas Eve
More Than one Place at a Time
The Mess Is the Place Where God Is Born
Guest Sermon for Advent 3, 2025
Guest Sermon for Advent 2, 2025
The Grace of Advent Vilgilance
Ways to Gratitude (Sermon for Thanksgiving Day)
The End is Where We Start From
Character Matters
Be a Child of the Resurrection
Earthrise
The Imaginative Work of Saints
Ravenous Hunger for a Ravishing God
What Winning Looks Like
Jesus the Border Walker
Guest Sermon for Stewardship Season (Pentecost 17, 2025)
Sermon for a Diaconal Ordination on the Feast of St. Francis
We Do What We Want To Do
Breaking the Spell of Mammon
Finders Keepers
Itβs Easy to Miss God at the Turn of a Civilization
Eating and Drinking with God
Magnifying God in Troubled Times
Thy Gold To Refine
A Better Country
Rich For God
Jesus, Teach Us To Pray
No More False Choices
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 5, 2025
The Joys and Sorrows of the American Experiment
Why Would Anyone Choose This Life?
Judgement on the Royal Consciousness and the Politics of Hope and Mercy
Sermon for Juneteenth, 2025
Sermon for the Funeral of the Rev. Karla Koon
Staying Afloat
Unencumbered Love (Sermon for Priestly Ordinations, June 2025)
The Human Language of Babel and Pentecost
What About the Slave Girl?
With Hearts Broken Open
Something Old, Something New
Beautiful One, Get Up!
Shame Conquered By Resurrection
The 500 Year Review
Step by Step, with Doubts in Tow
Sermon for Easter Day, 2025
Practice Resurrection!
Reflection for Holy Saturday, 2025
Good Friday: On the Triduum Journey
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2025
Sermon for the Chrism Mass, 2025
Held By Paradox
Even the Stones Cry
Sermon for the Funeral of the Rev. Canon Pat Taylor
Itβs Not Over
Burning Bushes and All
God, The Mother Hen
Who Are You Really?
Sermon for the Funeral of Carlo Scandiuzzi
Retracing Our Identity
Agony and Glory
Rewriting the Story
Sermon for the Funeral of Jonie Pritchard
Guest Sermon for Epiphany 6, 2025
Deeper Water
Keep Showing Up!
Resistance as Christian Vocation
Sermon for the Funeral of Dave Harms
What Kind of Sign is This?
Bishopβs Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord
Embracing Godβs Dream for Us
Guest Sermon for Christmas 1
A Cosmic Symphony
The Vulnerable Truth of Christmas
Christmas Eve Childrenβs Sermon, 2024
Destination Unknown
Guest Sermon for Advent 3
Guest Sermon for Advent 2, 2024
Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations, December 2024
Hope in Dark Times
Sermon for Thanksgiving Day 2024
What Is the Truth, Anyway?
A Sermon for Sunday
The Spirit Moves at Ground Level
What Can I do for You?
Removing the Blinders
Dealing with Difficult Texts (On Gender, Orientation, and Divorce)
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 19
Sermon for a Diaconal Ordination
The Glass Has Cracks In It
Sermon at the Seating of the New Bishop
Sermon for Pentecost 17, 2024
Homecomings
Sermon for the Service of Gratitude for Bishop Skelton
Pure Religion
Shaking Hands and Serving Godβs Purpose
Sacramental Companions on the Journey
Finding Miracles in the Midst
Bread of Life
Sermon for Pentecost 9, 2024
Sermon for Pentecost 8, 2024
Sermon for the Funeral of Bp Vincent Warner
Trust, Let Go, and Go
Risking Hope
Christ in the Storm
Sermon for Juneteenth 2024
Remember Your Future
Sermon for Ordinations (June 2024)
Sabbath As Resistance
The Divine Dance of Love
The Language of Healing and Hope (Pentecost)
Sermon for Easter 7
Guest Sermon for Easter 6
Kindling the Fire of Godβs Love
Sermon for Cathedral Day, 2024
A Good Shepherd, the Cosmic Christ, and Earth Day
βOnly a Suffering God Can Helpβ
The Science of Grief, Breath, and Resilience
Practicing Resurrection (Easter Sunday, 2024)
Reflection on Holy Saturday, 2024
Sermon for Good Friday, 2024
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2024
Holy Tuesday: Healing and Wholeness
Holy Week is Hard Work (Palm Sunday, 2024)
Sermon for Lent 5, 2024
Guest Sermon for Lent 4, 2024
Story-telling as Spiritual Work
Following Jesus into Deeper Love
The Last Do-Over
The Journey Deep Down (Ash Wednesday)
Transfiguration Now
Rhythms of the Spiritual Life
The Authority of Love
βThe Time is Always Ripe to Do Rightβ
Breath of God
May Your Joy Be Complete
Sermon for Christmas Day, 2023
Sermon for Christmas Eve, 2023
Christmas Eve Family Sermon 2023
Sermon for Advent 4, 2023
Refugees, Restoration, and Rejoicing
Paradox and Peace
Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations on the Feast of St Nicholas
Between βFix It, Jesusβ and βStay Wokeβ
Forming the Second Line with Christ the King
Giving Thanks as a Habit (Thanksgiving Day)
Reflection on Trans Day of Remembrance
We Are Followers of Jesus!
Funeral Homily for The Rev. Jerry Shigaki
Faith in Action: Justice & Righteousness
Love, Fungus, and Connectivity
An Unexpected Answer
A Metaphor for God
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 19, 2023
Sermon for Diaconal Ordinations, 2023
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 17
Come to Me, All You Who Are Weary
Homecoming Sunday
βFollow Meβ
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 13, 2023
The Problem with Ambition
Mirror Neurons and the Feminine Face of God
Re-engaging with Ideals
Down in the Weeds
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 7, 2023
Three Tasks
Perilous Politics of Othering
The Wilderness (Sermon for Ordinations)
Pray, Proclaim
Sermon for Juneteenth
Dining Across The Divide
Sermon for Trinity Sunday 2023
Life in the Spirit
Paying Attention to βThe Good Newsβ
Sermon for Easter 5, 2023
Shepherd And Sheep
The Gift of Surprise
Sermon for Cathedral Day 2023
Building Endurance for Joy
The Divine βNeverthelessβ (Easter Day, 2023)
Excruciating Implications for God (Good Friday, 2023)
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2023
Sermon for Chrism Mass, 2023
Sermon for Palm Sunday, 2023
The Path of Passion
Caste Blindness
Sermon for Lent 3, 2023
Stay Curious
This is My Body (Ash Wednesday)
A Truer Story
Sermon for Epiphany 6, 2023
You Are Worthy
Healing Transformation Made Real Through Prayer
Vocation as Meaning, Joy, and Purpose
Guest Sermon for Epiphany 2 & Martin Luther King Jr., 2023
Sermon for the Funeral of Paul Balmforth
Sermon for The Holy Name, 2023
Sermon for the Funeral of Hyde Tennis
The Brilliant Darkness of Potential Life
Taking Part in the Pageantry of Christmas
The Opposite of Love⦠Is Fear
Guest Sermon for Advent 3, 2022
Advent Longing
Sermon for the Funeral of The Rev. Pete Strimer
Parousia and a Pregnant Hope
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 23, 2022
Obedience is Not the Supreme Virtue
Changing Perspectives
Sermon for Pentecost 20, 2022
Pray Always
The Surprise of Courageous Trust
Sermon for Pentecost 16, 2022
Guest Sermon for Pentecost 15, 2022
Learning from Teenagers
Sermon for Pentecost 11
There Are No Peaceful Prophets
Sermon for Pentecost 7, 2022
Sermon for Pentecost 6, 2022
The Values of an Imperiled Nation
Crystal Balls and Blessings
Sermon for Pentecost 3, 2022
Seeking Truth
Courageous Hope in the Wake of More Gun Violence
Guest Sermon of Rabbi Daniel Weiner, May 22, 2022
Love is a Process
Sermon for Cathedral Day 2022
Sermon for Easter 3, 2022
We Gather to Touch and to Know, We Gather to be Transformed so That We Might Transform
Dilated Minds and In-Between Times (Easter Sunday)
Looking in the Mirror (Sermon for Good Friday)
Sermon for Maundy Thursday 2022
Let the Same Mind Be In You That Was In Christ Jesus
Guest Sermon by The Rev. Bradley Hauff β Lent 5, 2022
Wilderness as Wordless Place
Sermon for Ash Wednesday 2022
Being Happy is Important
To Love Is a Complicated Business
Sermon for January 23, 2022
Sermon for January 16, 2022
Beloved: A Homily on the Feast of the Baptism of Christ
Living the Dream
The Heartbeat of God
Sing a New Song
Light of the World
Advent Recipes
Thanksgiving DayβTouchstone and Truth
The Expectancy of Action
Sermon for November 14, 2021
Sermon for October 31, 2021
A Journey Without Maps
Sermon for October 17, 2021
Clearing a Way to Abundance
Dealing with Difficult Scriptures (on Divorce, Suffering, and Evil)
Grace to Include Instead of Fear of Loss
Sermon for September 5, 2021
Action and Contemplation
To Whom Shall We Go?
Thresholds
βLetting Go, and Letting Godβ
We Donβt Know How to Love God
John the Baptist and Red Herrings
The Contagion of Sin (or the Danger of Purity)
Who is in Our Boat?
Freedom and Healing: A Sermon for Juneteenth
The Realm of Weeds
You Know This
We Have To Be Willing To Begin Again
Where Did Jesus Go?
Godstuff
The Holy Spirit Does It Again
Sermon for May 1, 2021
The Shepherdβs Voice
Go and Tell
A Terrible Beauty (Good Friday)
Love in the Time of Pandemic (Maundy Thursday)
Chrism Mass and Renewel of Vows
You Are Not Forsaken (Palm Sunday)
Sermon for March 14th, 2021
The Grief and Meaning of Lent
Thereβs a Rhythm
Hidden Things: Our Complicity in World-Making
Come As You Are
Where Do We Go from Here?
Joseph and the Journey
Next Stop: Grace Upon Grace
Six Words of Gratitude and Hope
The Improvisational Tune of Maryβs Story
Be The Messenger
Keep Awake!
Thankfulness
Echoes of History and Christ the King
Follow the Good Road
Trimming Our Lamps in the Fiercely Urgent Now
You Are the Blessed
Jesus, What Comes Next?
Naming the Future
Is God Among Us, Or Not?
Rethinking Our Economic Calculus
Itβs Going to Take a Miracle
Desert Call
Pathways of Liberation
The Wideness of Mercy
Transformative Stories
Sermon for August 2 2020
What Is God Up To?
Sacred Ground
Family Stories
Telling It and Trusting It
Blow βTil I Be
Heritage Sunday
Gated Community
Jesus, Remember
Jesusβ Tears
We Pack for Our Fears
Sacramental Grace is Not Quarantined
Night Vision
Choose Life. Choose Love.
Feast of Blessing
Love Wins
Opening Questions?
Beloved
Second Sunday after Christmas
Dazzling Darkness
Christmas Eve Sermon
About Angels
Soul Maintenance
Thanksgiving Day
Saying Yes to God
Word Problems
Liberating Assumptions
A Trip to Providence
Dr. Strange Tries to Pray
A sermon by The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
The Samaritan and Our Spiritual Survival
Third Sunday After Pentecost
Trinity Sunday
The Heritage Way
The Feast of the Resurrection
Screw In Your Light Bulb
Who Is This Jesus?
Where Do You Stand?
Fear and Calling
Rituals and the Reign of God
Wake Up
Two Processions β Choose One
So Many Opportunities