Category Archives: sermon

Wednesday, December 7th: Ambrose of Milan

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

The story is told that Ambrose, a father’s-footsteps-following Governor in northern Italy, was summoned to address the people of Milan as their crowd threatened to become a mob, and their election a melee. The former bishop of Milan had died, and … Continue reading →

Posted in advent meditations, lectionary reflection | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christ the King: Year A Proper 29

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

This sermon was delivered at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, Ohio, November 20th 2011.  On this last Sunday before Advent, as the church prepares itself for the winter waiting, looking for the light of the world in the darkness of … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The parable of the talents

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

While I was growing up, the pretty china with the pink rose pattern lived a life of static beauty in a glass-fronted cabinet in the dining room. We could watch the plates while we ate from the other, everday ones. … Continue reading →

Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saints and other stories

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Is anyone using the lectionary for Pentecost 27 this Sunday? Everywhere I look, we are celebrating All Saints (which is meet and proper). Still, I thought that this Sunday’s readings deserved some prayerful attention, and found in the epistle for … Continue reading →

Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A hard act to follow

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

God knew that Moses would be a hard act to follow. Joshua knew it, too, and having heard quite a bit about the attitudes of the people with whom he was travelling, no doubt they let him know that they … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wives, be subject to your husbands

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

This afternoon, I heard that passage from Ephesians read in worship, by a woman, and I smiled. I smiled because I knew that she was going to have something to say about it! I smiled, too, because it reminded me … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Matthew 22: The wedding banquet

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Is it just me, or does the parable related in this Sunday’s Gospel have something of a dreamlike – or even nightmarish – quality? Perhaps it’s because the action is all on the level of emotion and reaction: invitation, expectation, … Continue reading →

Posted in other words, sermon preparation | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Travelling Light

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Another trip to my personal Bexley Hall archives finds this offering for a celebration of St Francis of Assisi, from October 5th, 2011. No animals were harmed in the writing of this sermon, which was delivered at the Bexley Hall and Trinity … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Honest to God

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for Year A Proper 21, delivered at St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lakewood, OH on September 25, 2011 Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 Over the summer, while I was visiting with someone, he began to talk about his prayer … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Grace, mystery food (and kangaroos)

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon preached at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Norwalk, September 25, 2011. Year A, Proper 20. Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 There is a story told – which may or may not be true – that when Captain Cook … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment