Tag Archives: Jesus

The birthday of the Book of Common Prayer

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

This is an edited version of a sermon celebrating the anniversary of the first English Book of Common Prayer. The anniversary falls on June 9th, but it “is properly celebrated on a weekday following Pentecost,” (Lesser Feasts and Fasts) and my calendar … Continue reading →

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Postponing Pentecost reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

“How can they be drunk?” asks Peter, in all innocence. “It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!” And every time, I have to smile, or smirk, or weep at his innocence, or naïveté. As in the rest of the gospel … Continue reading →

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God’s right-hand wo/men

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Or, Eternity: the Sunday Update! Parts of this morning’s sermon for St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Elyria, are already covered in the previous post (TGIF and Eternity), so I won’t repeat those parts here, but here’s where eternity ended up (so … Continue reading →

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Diolch, Dillwyn

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

One day, I ran into the vicar somewhere between the church and the vicarage. I would have been around fifteen or sixteen, I suppose – there’s a lot I don’t remember about that time. Over the past few months (I … Continue reading →

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Wanton Story-Telling: Year B, Easter 2

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

My children are among the very few people who have heard this story. I don’t like to tell it because it sounds so strange, so unusual, so unbelievable. I once saw the Holy Spirit in the church in which I … Continue reading →

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“Thomas Sunday” syndrome

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Bible tells the story of God’s relationship with God’s creation, the Divine action in the world. From the beginning, when God spoke creation into being, to the end, when God will recreate the new heavens and the new earth, … Continue reading →

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Easter Vigil Sermon: New fire and living water

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

New fire and living water. Extremes of existence, held together by the cross and the resurrection, like life and death. Water. Soothing, refreshing, life-giving. We play in it, luxuriate in it. Our bodies are more than half made of it. … Continue reading →

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Holy Saturday: Don’t Look Back

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

My parents met in singing class, so when they grew up, naturally, they joined the local amateur operatic society. I was too young to go to the shows, but I do remember once being allowed to (or maybe the babysitter … Continue reading →

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Stations of the Cross

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, I installed a sequence of interactive Stations of the Cross at St Andrew’s. This afternoon, it came time to take them down, and I realized (not for the first time in my life) that I had not thought … Continue reading →

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Last words

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

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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