Compassion, ash, and DAsh

Readings for Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 103 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 This homily was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. “For he himself knows whereof we are made; he remembers that we are but dust.” Ash Wednesday often falls around my birthday. During my first year here, […]

The Interior Castle Distilled: “Caterpillar Soup”

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany – Year C This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday February 23, 2025. Over the last seven weeks, several of us have been gathering in the Pierson Room to discuss our reading of The Interior Castle, a spiritual classic written by 16th century Spanish mystic, Teresa […]

Another Sermon on Trees

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – Year C This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday February 16, 2025. According to Jeremiah and the first Psalm, whose who trust in the Lord and those who delight in the Torah are like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots and bearing […]

The 140th Anniversary of the Chinese Expulsion from Eureka: A Message from Fr. Daniel

Dear Parish Family, This last weekend marked the 140th anniversary of the Chinese expulsion from Eureka; and I want to thank all of you who participated with me in the shared moment of silence on Sunday morning and the community gathering at the Chinatown Mural on Sunday afternoon. I also want to thank all of […]

“Peace and Plenteousness within these Walls”: Rector’s Report on 2024

Readings for the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday February 2, 2025. Today we celebrate one of the most ancient feasts of the Church, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, also known as Candlemas, which is always celebrated 40 days after Christmas. […]

Pray for our Prophets

Readings for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany – Year C This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 26, 2025. So, a preacher delivered a sermon that was rooted in Scripture, emphasizing God’s love and care for the poor, the oppressed, the vulnerable, and the scared. Many praised this preacher for their grace […]

An Unknown Future filled with God’s Love: Homily for Daniel Hafer

This homily was preached at the Burial Service for Daniel Lawrence Hafer (May 30, 1947 – October 17, 2024) on January 25, 2025 by Fr. Daniel London at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA. Readings for the Burial Service This morning, we gather to give thanks for the life of Daniel Lawrence Hafer, to grieve, […]

Jesus’s Commentary on Marriage and Friendship

Readings for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany – Year C This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 19, 2025. I love that our readings today are all about weddings since today we are sandwiched between the fifth wedding anniversary of Jim Hendry and Lyn Klay (which was yesterday) and the first wedding […]

Friendship through the Fire

Readings for the First Sunday after the Epiphany – The Baptism of Our Lord (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 12, 2025. Eleven years ago, I was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. John in the Diocese of Los Angeles, a diocese that welcomed and […]

We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home

Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 5, 2025. Our Scriptures so often fill me with wonder and bewilderment; and I must say that, apart from Jesus himself, very few characters in the Scriptures fill me with more wonder than the mysterious visitors referred […]