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Sermon – The Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7) – June 22, 2025

This sermon asks how does joy conquer despair as we share the moment God invites Elijah to once again put his trust in God after wind, earthquake, and fire illuminate rather than diminish God’s call in the sound of sheer silence as the blessing he least expected and needed most.

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Sermon – The Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 11, 2025

This sermon contemplates what it means to listen when Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice” within the framework of stability, obedience, and conversion of life as lived with humility found within The Rule of St. Benedict.

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Sermon – The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 15, 2024

A sermon about listening, learning, and loving from the balcony perspective of an older person.

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Sermon – The Sixth Sunday after Easter – May 5, 2024

A sermon about where I have observed humility in ordained mentors that helped me learn that Joy Jesus celebrates becomes possible and real when we love one another as Jesus loves us, so well lived by these priests and bishops.

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Sermon – The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 17, 2023

A sermon that explores the questions: How do you handle receiving the blessing of God when you least expect it and need it most? How does your manner of reception live as Shalom?

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Sermon – The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 23, 2022

A sermon about recognizing and then integrating head and heart as we seek the humility to keep our strength control to better hear God’s invitation to live and love like Jesus so that in the power of the Holy Spirit we can help others to do the same.

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Sermon – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – August 28, 2022

My sermon that celebrates the wisdom and humility that springs from the Anam Cara compassionate presence found in St. Brigid of Kildare’s Table Grace along with a very useful quote from Archbishop of Canterbury William Temple.

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The Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Sermon – November 14, 2021

A sermon that challenges an understanding of the word provoke with the strength under control that is humility within the encouragement of the prayer of self-dedication.

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The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Sermon – September 19, 2021

A sermon that links the deep meaning of shalom to embracing by word and action this statement: “We belong to one another. Together, with God’s help, we can make one another stronger.”

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The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost Sermon – September 12, 2021

A sermon that confronts presumptuous sins, untamed tongues, and the arrogance of opinion with a call to humility and the deep spirituality of the Prayer attributed to St. Francis.

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