Re-centering – A Sermon on Matthew 16:13-20, Proper 16A
The collect and readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16A, may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 16:13-20. When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked...
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“Christian faith is not about some god who is an abstract presence somewhere else but about the living presence of God here and now, in this world, in exactly this world, as we know it and touch it and...
View ArticleBlessing of an Icon – The Protection of Philip
The Protection of Philip Tonight at our celebration of the Feast of St. Philip we will bless our icon, The Protection of Philip. The icon shows Jesus and St. Philip standing together. Jesus is on the...
View ArticleThe Scandal of Being Human
Corcovado Jesus (Photo Credit) Every time we say the Nicene Creed we profess the world’s greatest scandal. God chose to become human. God chose to reveal himself through flesh and blood. God chose to...
View ArticleEpiphany Proclamation 2013
Icon of Jesus, PantocratorHagia Sophia An ancient practice of the Church is The Epiphany Proclamation. During the liturgy on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, the Church proclaims the date of...
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