This Is the Story…, Easter 4 (B) – 2006
This is the story of an Easter people on a Sunday morning, welcoming a visitor who steps in off the street. “Hi! My name is Joe” his name tag reads as he stands in the parish hall at coffee hour. He looks a little out of sorts, standing by the coffee urn, a sugared donut…
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May 7, 2006
Domingo de Ramos (A) – 2008
Dos elementos dignos de mención encontramos en este episodio de la vida terrena del Maestro de Galilea: la ingratitud humana y la soledad del Hijo de Dios. Días antes a su condena, el Señor había alimentado a cinco mil personas con cinco panes y dos peces, a orillas del mar de Tiberios. Hace unas horas…
Holy WeekSermonsSermons That Work
Mar 16, 2008
Doubt and Disillusionment…, Easter 3 (A) – 2005
Doubt and disillusionment, discouragement and despair: these are emotions that are common to all of us at some point in our lives. Loss of a job, loss of a loved one, divorce, illness, even the loss of a pet, any of these things and more can throw us into a tailspin and fill our hearts…
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Apr 10, 2005
Cuaresma 3 (B) – 2015
La palabra de Dios que proclamamos en este tiempo de cuaresma nos va preparando para aceptar el camino de la cruz como la única vía que nos lleva a la vida verdadera. Hoy el evangelista san Juan en el capítulo dos nos presenta a Jesús purificando el templo de Jerusalén con una actitud que inquieta…
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Mar 7, 2015
Bible Study: Proper 15 (A) – 2014
Genesis 45:1-15 A friend, who is a senior Master of Divinity student, and I had a conversation about veterans today. He and a mutual friend, who is an Episcopal priest in the Austin area, work together on the Episcopal Veterans Fellowship here, planning services and pilgrimages; creating safe space for those who served in America’s…
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Aug 17, 2014
Cuaresma 3 (B) – 2018
La palabra de Dios que proclamamos en este tiempo de cuaresma nos va preparando para aceptar el camino de la cruz como la única vía que nos lleva a la vida verdadera. Hoy el evangelista san Juan nos presenta a Jesús purificando el templo de Jerusalén con una actitud que inquieta y confunde a sus…
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Mar 3, 2018
Pascua 6 (A) – 2017
Pablo se levantó en medio de ellos, y dijo “Atenienses, por todo lo que veo, ustedes son gente muy religiosa. Pues al mirar los lugares donde ustedes celebran sus cultos, he encontrado un altar que tiene escritas estas palabras: A un Dios no conocido. Pues bien, lo que ustedes adoran sin conocer, es lo que yo…
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May 20, 2017
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Asks in sermon, When was the last time you met the devil?
“When was the last time you met the devil?,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asked in her February 21 sermon at All Saints Episcopal Church in Omaha, Nebraska (Diocese of Nebraska) during a meeting of the Church”s Executive Council. The full text of the sermon follows: February 21, 2010 All Saints Episcopal Church,…
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Feb 21, 2010
Jueves Santo – 2018
La celebración del Jueves Santo está impregnada de simbolismo y significado. Hoy celebramos la institución de la Santa Eucaristía y recordamos la importancia de la humildad en nuestro caminar y liderazgo cristiano. La institución de la Santa Eucaristía sucedió en un contexto histórico muy particular. Jesús se encuentra con sus discípulos justo antes de la…
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May 29, 2018
The Nature Of Miracles, Proper 7 (C) – 2013
If Elijah and Jezebel were after me, I’d run, too! Elijah was so afraid, he wished he might just die, but God had other plans for him as God often does for us. This is a wonderful story from today’s reading from First Kings about one of the great prophets who is so human in…
SermonsSermons That WorkThe Season After Pentecost
Jun 23, 2013