Category Archives: sermon

To become whole

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for the service of Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, including the Blessing of the Animals, at the Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio. Readings include Genesis 2:18-24 I heard not long ago of someone in this developed and modern … Continue reading →

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Envy is the enemy of the gospel

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for Sunday, September 26 at the Church of the Epiphany, Euclid. In the readings, disciples of Moses and Jesus object to unauthorized deployment of the Spirit. In the news, images of border patrols chasing immigrants with horses, and … Continue reading →

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Who is the greatest?

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

Because I am no greater than my enemy; I am no more beloved of God than my neighbour; I am created no closer to the image of God than the face that I love the least.  Continue reading →

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Opportunist

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

Robin alighted as soon as I mowed the first swathe of grass,  an aspiring scavenger sifting the cuttings for prey. Undeterred by the turning blade, it tilted an eye  as though to say, we are not so different, you and … Continue reading →

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But who do you say that I am?

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

This poem was first published at the Episcopal Cafe When Christ confronted the demons, they cried outin loud voices and with forked tongues,“We know who you are, Holy One, Son of God,hope of the nations and light of the world!”And … Continue reading →

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Vengeance is not ours

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

When we allow even small things to breed evil intentions in our hearts, to divide us from the humanity of another, we are headed for trouble. Jesus is heading us off, reminding us to stay close to God’s law: the law that begins with loving God, and ends with loving our neighbours as ourselves. To develop and feed habits of the heart and soul that lead to life, rather than to revenge. Continue reading →

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To whom shall we go?

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

I do not know another way that leads to eternal life, in this life and the next. I do know that if I abide in him, however imperfectly, he will stay with me, for he is faithful, and merciful, and his love endures for ever. Continue reading →

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On Spiritual Communion

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

Even if I could not yet receive the Bread and the Wine bodily, it was important beyond measure that they were consecrated, and that others, some-bodies, shared them on my behalf and enfolded me in their mysteries. Continue reading →

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A sustaining hope

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

The interventions of God, strength for the journey, can come from humans sweating over laboratory test tubes as easily and as often as angels baking on hot stones. Continue reading →

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Some people are never satisfied

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

I wonder how many evictions one trip into the atmosphere could offset. Continue reading →

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