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Love all the way down

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

A sermon for the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany in Year C, the annual meeting of Epiphany parish, Euclid, and the Solemn Sung Eucharist at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland. The main text for this sermon is Paul’s ode to love in 1 Corinthians 13. Continue reading →

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Year C Epiphany 4: bread and stones

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is a curious thing that so many of the people whom Jesus meets want very quickly to kill him. He has only just begun his ministry, after the baptism in the River Jordan; after the forty days of desert … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 16: Jeremiah and Jesus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Book of Jeremiah is a complicated document, and there are many scholarly debates about its history and its voices, its purpose and its people. What we read at its beginning, though, is a classic call story. “Here,” says God, … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s sermon: extract

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

“In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus goes into a synagogue, to take part in the prayer of his community. He is faithful in his observance, and he is obedient to his tradition. He sees a woman in need of healing, and … Continue reading →

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Year C Epiphany 4: God loves you, no exceptions

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The title is from a billboard and bumper stickers put out by the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. It’s one of my favourites, the other being, “If you’re looking for a sign from God, here it is.” Once upon a time, … Continue reading →

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