The Force of Humble Love

Readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 22) Job 38:1-7, (34-41)Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37bHebrews 5:1-10Mark 10:35-45 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 6, 2024. Happy St. Francis weekend! The saint’s feast day was Friday October 4th, but we Episcopalians like to celebrate […]

Sacred Saunter with “Franz von Assisi”

Readings for the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi This excerpt from Herman Hesse’s novel Franz von Assisi was shared at the St. Francis Blessing of the Animals and the Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday October 4, 2024 at Sequoia Park in Eureka CA An excerpt from Franz Von Assisi by Herman Hesse […]

St. Francis and Forest Therapy

This article was written for the October 2024 Chronicle newsletter for Christ Church Eureka. St. Francis and Forest Therapy In the first biography of St. Francis written by Thomas of Celano in 1230, four years after Francis died, we see evidence of the saint’s love for the forest. Along with reporting the saint’s famous sermon to […]

Be at Peace with One another

Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 21) Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22Psalm 124James 5:13-20Mark 9:38-50 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 29, 2024. In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus is teaching his disciples and us how to be at peace with one another, […]

The Greatest Ministry at Christ Church

Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 20) Proverbs 31:10-31Psalm 1James 3:13-4:3, 7-8aMark 9:30-37 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 22, 2024. May the words of my mouth and the music of all our hearts be pleasing to you, O Lord, our […]

History & Context of the Criss in the Holy Land

These remarks were written for “Let’s Talk About Palestine and Israel: A Community Conversation” at the Arcata Community Center as part of a panel with Rabbi Naomi Steinberg and Imam Abubakr Elgarguri. They are primarily responses to two questions: Whose Holy Land? and What Would Peace Look Like? Opening Remarks Thank you, Imam. Thank you, […]

The Music of Our Hearts

Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 19) Proverbs 1:20-33Psalm 19James 3:1-12Mark 8:27-38 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 15, 2024. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, our […]

A Sermon about Doggies

Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 18) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23Psalm 125James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17Mark 7:24-37 This sermon was preached at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Crescent City CA on Sunday September 8, 2024. Good morning! It’s a joy to be with you today. My name is Father Daniel […]

The First and ChIef Flower

Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 17) Song of Solomon 2:8-13Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10James 1:17-27Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 1, 2024. “There is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that […]

Homily for the Wedding of Natalie and CHance

This homily was preached at the Wedding of Natalie and Chance at the Julia Morgan Redwood Grove on Saturday August 24, 2024 by Fr. Daniel London at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA. Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Love is patient, love is kind. According to psychologist and marriage guru John Gottman, the number one predictor […]