THe Holy Cross and St. FRancis

Readings for the Feast Day of the Holy Cross This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday September 13, 2025 at Sequoia Park during the Season of Creation Today we celebrate the Eve of the Feast of the Holy Cross, which is the Tree of Life that saves us. Throughout church history, […]

Embracing Philoxenia and Overcoming Xenophobia (with Baucis and Philemon)

Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 31, 2025. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels (Hebrews 13:2) This morning, I want to share an ancient story […]

“Let Him Kiss me with the Kisses of his Mouth” – The Feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Readings for the Feast Day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church at the Chapel of Our Merciful Saviour in Eureka CA on August 20, 2025. While the era of the Church Fathers generally spans from the first century to the seventh century AD, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who lived […]

PAX ROMANA vs. God’s Shalom

Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 17, 2025. In our Gospel this morning, Jesus speaks provocatively, asking, “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but […]

Surrounded by a Shield of Divine Light

Readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 10, 2025. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O Lord our shield and our very great reward. Amen. […]

Joy! Shipmate – Joy!: Homily for Howard Wyatt Gardner

This homily was preached at the Burial Service for Howard Wyatt Gardner (June 28, 1930 – January 8, 2025) on July 19, 2025 by Fr. Daniel London at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA. Readings for the Burial Service The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They […]

A Channel of love: on the Road to the Trappist Abbey

Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 13, 2025. Last month, while visiting family in Ithaca NY, I decided to go on a mini pilgrimage to a Trappist monastery called the Abbey of the Genesee in […]

The Wilderness and the Silence

Readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on June 29, 2025. Last weekend I was in Denver CO, participating in a conference that focused on the writings and teachings of Trappist monk and mystic Thomas Merton, especially the […]

You Are Not a Brick, But a Newborn Bard of the Holy Ghost

Readings for Pentecost Sunday (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on June 8, 2025. Today we feel the wind beneath our wingsToday the hidden fountain flows and playsToday the church draws breath at last and singsAs every flame becomes a Tongue of praise.This is the feast of fire, air, and […]

Transforming Wounds into Glory

Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 18, 2025. This last week, I led a retreat on Spiritual Friendship for clergy at the Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg. We read aloud my distillation of the medieval classic Spiritual Friendship by St. Aelred of […]