A sermon for the Second Sunday of Pentecost, Year C Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 (a sermon preached at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Salem, NJ) May 1, 1865. The Civil War was over. President Lincoln had been assassinated. Our … Continue reading Unity and Sacrifice

  A sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C (Preached at The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, New Brunswick, NJ) John 14:23-29 Have you ever noticed that each Sunday after Easter has a theme? I can tell you preachers and church musicians have noticed. The Sunday after Easter is always called “Doubting Thomas Sunday”. Poor Thomas, but that’s a sermon for another year. The next Sunday we see Jesus and Peter reunited, usually enjoying breakfast on the beach. The fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally called “Good Shepherd Sunday”, when we read the 23rd Psalm and … Continue reading Those who love me…