Homily for Sunday, 26 November: Feast of Christ the King

Was my turn to preach today… Christ the King. Not an image I turn to often, but nonetheless, the name of the Feast and an opportunity to consider what that might mean in terms of how leadership is viewed. I am a child of the northern half of the northern hemisphere. This time of year…

And Love your Neighbour as Yourself

A homily from this morning… When I work with people on writing…when I listen to people speaking… I am often thinking about coat hangers… the framework for the ideas or the story being presented.  Can I tell what it is?  Is there a foundation or a discernible structure…or, have the sentences all fallen to a…

Homily—Trinity Sunday—June 4, 2023

Last week, I found out that this Sunday was going to be mine.  I tried to remember…The Sunday after Pentecost…is that a special Sunday?? Anne Marie said—Oh, I think it’s Trinity Sunday.  Oh good, I said.  That’s easier…Which, oddly enough, I believed. Then, I started thinking… I remember my Physics class in high school—the math…

Homily 2nd Sunday of Advent, 2022

2nd Sunday of Advent Is. 11:1-10Rom 15:4-9Mt 3:1-12 AUGH…the readings…the poetry…the lush imagery and language… Can you hear my heart both race and sigh?? In a way it reminds me of a multi-media art event I went to a week or two ago—there was art, spoken word, and cello/piano/organ music…all happening at once— So many…