Sermons

On Christmas Eve we celebrate the feast of the nativity and it is a time of liminal presence, a time when the carols, special music, flowers, crèche, incense awakens our senses to receive...

The waiting is over, the shopping and wrapping and baking and rehearsal is done. Take a minute and let the thoughts and worries and things left undone rest. Be open to this new life, this divine...

The angel Gabriel appeared, out of the blue, unannounced, uninvited, and unanticipated and Mary was understandably afraid. The angel offered comforting words “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you...

Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

John’s gospel calls attention to John the Baptist as a witness sent by God to testify to Jesus as the light of the world. John the Baptist’s integrity rests in knowing...

John the Baptist is an interesting character. He was second cousin to Jesus and a preacher’s kid. His diet was strange even for the desert nomads: honey and bugs, organic to say the least. He...