Readings for the Feast of Lancelot Andrewes Isaiah 11:1-9 Psalm 63:1–7 1 Timothy 2:1–7 Luke 11:1–4 This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday September 27, 2025 at Sequoia Park during the Season of Creation Not to be confused with the legendary knight of Camelot, Lancelot Andrewes was a 17th century Anglican bishop […]
Read More Sauntering with Lancelot AndrewesReadings for the Feast Day of the Holy Cross Isaiah 45:21-25 Galatians 6:14-18 John 12:31-36a Psalm 98:1-4 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 […]
Read More THe Holy Cross and St. FRancisReadings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17 – Year C – Track 2) Proverbs 25:6-7 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 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 […]
Read More Embracing Philoxenia and Overcoming Xenophobia (with Baucis and Philemon)Readings for the Feast Day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) Song of Songs 1:1–8 Psalm 139:1–9 Mark 10:23-31 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 […]
Read More “Let Him Kiss me with the Kisses of his Mouth” – The Feast of St. Bernard of ClairvauxReadings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15 – Year C – Track 2) Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 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 […]
Read More PAX ROMANA vs. God’s ShalomReadings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14 – Year C – Track 2) Genesis 15: 1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 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, […]
Read More Surrounded by a Shield of Divine LightReadings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12 – Year C – Track 2) Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138 Colossians 2:6-19 Luke 11:1-13 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on July 27, 2025. I preached a couple Sundays ago about something that happened to me on my way to a Trappist monastery […]
Read More “Hallowed Be Thy Name”: On the Road Back Home from the Trappist AbbeyThis 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 Lamentations 3:22-26; 31-33 Psalm 27 Romans 8:14-19, 34-35, 37-39 John 11:21-27 The steadfast love of the […]
Read More Joy! Shipmate – Joy!: Homily for Howard Wyatt GardnerReadings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10 – Year C – Track 2) Deuteronomy 30:9-14 Psalm 25:1-9 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 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 […]
Read More A Channel of love: on the Road to the Trappist AbbeyReadings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8 – Year C – Track 2) 1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5:1,13-25 Luke 9:51-62 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 […]
Read More The Wilderness and the Silence
