Father George7 days ago5 minSixth Sunday after EasterActs 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 Since at least the middle of March, every sermon that I have preached has been colored by COVID-19. And when we...
Father GeorgeMay 45 minWhy God is my ShepherdPsalm 23 is one of the first vivid memories I have of being a follower of Christ and my relationship with the church. To this day, when I hear the Psalm I am...
Father GeorgeApr 125 minEaster Day 2020O God, who for our redemption gave your only–begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enem...
Father GeorgeApr 114 minGreat Vigil of EasterFolks who have seen a Vigil before, I hope that you can hear something new and experience the liturgy in a way that you haven’t before. For you who are watch...
Father GeorgeApr 86 minPalm Sunday, Christ’s PassionApril 5, 2020 Psalm 31:9–16 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; * my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly. For my life is w...
Father GeorgeMar 235 minFourth Sunday in Lent1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Last summer while on sabbatical, my family and I spent about five glorious days and nights in North...
Fr. GeorgeMar 156 minThird Sunday in LentWow! I don’t know about you, but the last week has been one of the more roller coaster-esque that I can remember. I was talking to one of the older members o...
Fr. GeorgeMar 86 minSecond Sunday in LentGenesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; .Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Good morning. We are going on a journey for the next four Sundays, a pilgrimage if you will, as...
Fr. GeorgeMar 17 minFirst Sunday in Lent“I acknowledged my sin … then you for gave me.” The Psalms are a critically important part of our understanding of who we are as people of God. And yet they ...
Fr. GeorgeFeb 165 minSixth Sunday after the EpiphanyDeuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 Who has ever heard a commencement address (show of hands)? Now, how many have heard...
Fr. GeorgeFeb 95 minFifth Sunday after the EpiphanyIsaiah 58:1-9a; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matthew 5:13-20 It is nice to think of ourselves as being the “light of the world,” but it is a tall order. I am consta...
Fr. GeorgeFeb 25 minThe Presentation of Our LordMalachi 3:1-4; Psalm 84; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Please find the Song of Simeon on page 120 of the Book of Common Prayer. Let us pray. Lord you now hav...
Fr. GeorgeJan 266 minThird Sunday after the EpiphanyIsaiah 9:1–4; Psalm 27:1, 5–13; 1 Corinthians 1:10–18; Matthew 4:12–23 I am intrigued by today’s message of light in the darkness, being called to be that li...
Fr. GeorgeJan 197 minSecond Sunday after the EpiphanyIsaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 “Go, tell it on the mountain ...” Come now, sing the chorus with me. “Go tell it on the mount...
Fr. GeorgeJan 126 minFeast of the BaptismIsaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 I stumbled across a video earlier this week of a 70’s TV show, All in the Family. And, in the episode, things h...
Fr. GeorgeJan 56 minEpiphanyIsaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 On my first ever trip to the Holy Land, on my first day in the Old City, I should have worn a sign that said,...
Fr. GeorgeDec 29, 20195 minFirst Sunday after ChristmasIsaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18 What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man,...
Fr. GeorgeDec 25, 20195 minChristmas on the EdgeToday is one of those days for which I have no words, really. Shocking, I know, to anyone who truly knows me that I would ever, ever run out of words …. But ...
Fr. GeorgeDec 24, 20194 minChristmas Eve HomilyTitus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14(15-20) The older I get the more I realize that I am terribly sentimental. I am moved by nearly everything and cry much easier than...
Fr. GeorgeDec 22, 20194 minFourth Sunday of AdventIsaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 Now the birth of Jesus took place this way ... Kind of hints at the beginning of an author...
