This reflection was written to be shared with the Humboldt Interfaith Fellowship on January 12, 2021, the seventh anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church (January 11, 2014) Yesterday (January 11th) was the seventh anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. I love to find hope and […]

Readings for the First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Genesis 1:1-5Psalm 29Acts 19:1-7Mark 1:4-11 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 10, 2021. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive […]

A reflection on St. John the Apostle inspired by the oil painting of Fr. George Leonard Shultz (1896 – 1971). This same reflection was published in the Times-Standard on January 9, 2021: “His Light Combats the Darkness” For Episcopalians, December 25th marks the beginning of the Christmas season which concludes on January 6th, the Feast of Epiphany. On […]

This article was written by Fr. Daniel London for the January 2021 Chronicle newsletter for Christ Church Eureka, after the Feast Day of the Epiphany. “…they left for their own country by another road” (Matthew 2:12) Wednesday January 6th was the Feast of the Epiphany and unfortunately it was an Epiphany which will live in […]

Readings for the Second Sunday after Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14Psalm 84Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19aMatthew 2:1-12 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 3, 2021. At the beginning of a new year, I like to look back on the Scripture readings and teachings of the previous year and condense the messages of sermons into short prayers and […]

Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7John 1:1-18 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday December 27, 2020. Another reflection on Fr. Shag’s portrayal of St. John the Apostle was published by the Times-Standard under the title “His Light Combats the Darkness.” Worship Program here Merry Christmas, everyone, on this […]

Readings for the Feast of the Christ Mass Isaiah 62:6-12 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:1-20 Psalm 97 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka for the Christmas Eve service on Thursday December 24, 2020. You can view the service here. O Holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, […]

This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday December 13, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday (Year B) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-111 Thessalonians 5:16-24John 1:6-8,19-28Canticle 15 (or 3) On this Third Sunday of Advent, we light the pink candle of joy and we get to wear the rose -pink […]

This reflection was shared at an online gathering of Associates, Oblates, and Sisters of the Community of the Transfiguration on December 11, 2020. Yesterday was the feast day of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk who was born in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France in 1915. As he says in the first sentence of his well-known spiritual […]

This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday December 6, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent (Year B) Isaiah 40:1-112 Peter 3:8-15aMark 1:1-8Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 We have begun a new liturgical year; and with a new liturgical year comes a new Gospel. Last year (Year A), we read from the […]