Three-Point Sermon about the Trinity

Readings for the Feast of Holy Trinity (Year A) Genesis 1:1-2:4a 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 Canticle 13 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 31, 2026. On this Trinity Sunday, I feel inspired to preach a three-point sermon about the great mystery of our Triune God. And in order to […]

Tasting the Holy Trinity in Trinidad

Readings for the Feast of the Holy Trinity Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 Psalm 8 This reflection was shared at the annual Trinity Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday May 30, 2026 at Trinidad Head in Trinidad CA Last year on this feast day, I was trying to think of a Sacred […]

Biding God’s Time with Gregory the Great and Augustine of Canterbury

Readings for the Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury Tobit 13:1, 10-11 Psalm 66:1–8 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 Luke 5:1–11 This reflection was shared at the monthly vestry meeting and Wednesday Morning Eucharist on May 26 (The Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury) and May 27 (The Feast of King Æthelbert and Bertha) Collect for the […]

Discipleship as Birdwatching

Readings for the Feast of Pentecost (Year A) Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 24, 2026. Happy Pentecost! It’s good to see the dove flying again. Thank you, Heidi. We gave the dove a break at Christmas and Easter this […]

One Heart

Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A) Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 17, 2026. Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into heaven, so […]

“We Must Have the Courage to Meddle”

A Reflection for The Feast Day Frances Perkins (1880 – 1965) on Wednesday May 13, 2026 Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve a President of the United States as a member of the cabinet. Born in Boston on April 10, 1880, and educated at Mount Holyoke College and Columbia University, Perkins was passionate […]

“Be Kind to My Mother” – Jesus (in the Quran)

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Psalm 66:7-18 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 10, 2026. Happy Mother’s Day to you all! On this day when we celebrate motherhood in all its many forms and give thanks for our moms, […]