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Unexpected gifts: Saint Nicholas
A homily for Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland’s Evensong celebration of the Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra As a child, I heard the story of Jesus welcoming the children and he was the antidote to unfriendly adults, the ones who frowned … Continue reading
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William Tyndale and the passionate vocation
A homily for the Thursday morning Eucharist at Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary, October 4, 2012 William Tyndale was a man with a passion, a man with a mission, with a calling so strong it drove him crazy. How else to … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, God, Jesus, passion, Proverbs, religion, vocation, William Tyndale
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Year B Proper 17: Pure and undefiled religion
A homily for the Saturday September 1st Holy Eucharist at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, Ohio. Some of the opening phrases are developed from the previous post (https://rosalindhughes.com/2012/08/30/year-b-proper-17-preaching-the-song-of-songs/) Perhaps the most bewildering question about the Song of Solomon, or the … Continue reading
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Tagged body and soul, defilement, God, James 1:17-27, Jesus, Mark 7:1-23, pure religion, Song of Solomon, Year B Proper 17
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Year B Proper 12 – Mission Elyria
A homily for the Saturday Eucharist at the end of Mission Week Elyria Tomorrow, our mission youth will give the sermon at Sunday’s service. They will talk about the loaves and the fishes, about making do with what they had … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Elyria, Ephesians 3:20-21, grace, John 6:1-21, mission, sharing, Year B Proper 12, youth ministry
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Boniface, Missionary and Martyr
I read and hear often that the most effective way of introducing new people to the church (or vice versa) is by personal invitation to a friend, neighbour, or grocery checkout assistant. (Let’s leave aside for now the question of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boniface, evangelism, gospel, holy women holy men, inviting people to church, martyr, missionary, pitchforks
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Last words
This is a meditation delivered at a service of the Seven Last Words at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Good Friday 2009, revisited today in honour of Holy Week and in memory of Joyce. – Woman, behold your son: behold your mother … Continue reading
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The Archbishop of Canterbury: Poet, Politician, or Parable?
A Homily for Evensong at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, on the feast day of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop and Martyr, March 21st 2012 Thomas Cranmer: was he a romantic or an adventurer? A wise man or an opportunist? Was the man better … Continue reading
A Tuesday lunchtime homily
A homily for today’s Eucharist. We used the weekdays of Lent lectionary: Isaiah 55: 6-11 Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their … Continue reading
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