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In Memoriam: Ann Elizabeth (1941–1972)

Today marks the death date of my first wife, Ann Elizabeth, just a little bit short of her 31st birthday, and just 10 days after our 10th wedding anniversary. She was a beautiful, smart, talented (painting, music), young mother. She … Continue reading

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Lent 4 — Laetare

Preached March 18, 2012 Galatians 4:21–31 St. John 6:1–14 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. This is the fourth Sunday of Lent, known as Laetare from the beginning of … Continue reading

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Quinquagesima — We Go Up To Jerusalem

Preached February 19, 2012 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 St. Luke 18:31–43 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Today is Quinquagesima, the last of the three Sundays of the season of … Continue reading

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Trinity 21 — Serving With A Quiet Mind

Preached November 13, 2011 Ephesians 6:10–20 St. John 4:46b–54 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. We come today, on the twentyfirst Sunday after Trinity, to a Sunday for which … Continue reading

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Trinity 12 — God’s Grace and 9/11

Preached September 11, 2011 2 Corinthians 3:4–9 St. Mark 7:31–39 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Today is the twelfth Sunday after Trinity, the second Sunday in our mid–Trinity … Continue reading

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Trinity 11 — Grace in Our Lives

Preached September 4, 2011 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 St. Luke 18:9–14 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Today is the eleventh Sunday after Trinity, so it is evident that we … Continue reading

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Lent 2 — Temptations of the Flesh

Preached March 20, 2011 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 St. Matthew 15:21–28 + In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Today on the second Sunday in Lent we continue the three Sunday cycle … Continue reading

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Love Your Enemies — Fr. W.J. Hankey

A Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany by Fr. W.J. Hankey “Love your enemies. . . that ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and … Continue reading

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The Last Judgment

The following is a sermon by H.P. Liddon, appearing in a publication titled Advent in St. Paul’s: Sermons Bearing Chiefly on the Two Comings of Our Lord, Volume I. Rivingtons, London, 1889 [Second Edition, Revised]. As you can see, it … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving 2010

Thursday, November 25, 2010 is the traditional American Thanksgiving Day observance this year. This continues in the long tradition of harvest festivals, both pagan and Jewish. Among the Jews, there three primary feasts were all harvest feasts of one sort … Continue reading

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