Monthly Archives: April 2019
30 Years Ago Today
Thirty years ago today I was ordained a priest at St. Jude’s Church, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My brothers showed up, as did my parents and some of my aunts and uncles and other relatives. The time seems to have flied … Continue reading
Conditional Thomas, Unconditional Jesus
A Sermon Preached on The Second Sunday of Easter The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete April 28, 2019 11:00 am Scripture readings may be found here. Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord … Continue reading
Resurrection is What God’s Love Looks Like in Public
A Sermon preached on The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete, Greece The Diocese in Europe|The Church of England April 21, 2019, 11:00 am. Scriptural Readings: Isaiah 65.17-25, Psalm … Continue reading
Love Bade Me Welcome
Through Lent With George Herbert Holy Saturday – Easter Eve This is the last poem for this series of posts. This day, Holy Saturday, is the last day of Lent, the fortieth day from Ash Wednesday. Yesterday was Good Friday, … Continue reading
Poor Death: George Herbert’s “Dialogue-Anthem” with Death
Through Lent With George Herbert Good Friday Herbert wrote a poem with the title Good Friday, as well as one on The Cross, but the short poem I have chosen for today, although rarely commented on by scholars, will do … Continue reading
Thirty Years a Priest
Through Lent With George Herbert Maundy Thursday I have been a priest for almost thirty years now. When I was ordained there were a variety of models of how to be a priest, and there are more now. These models … Continue reading
Sing This At My Funeral
As a priest I encourage each of my parishioners to think about their own death, and to make plans accordingly. This includes what kind of service they want, what they want done with their burial, the music to be sung … Continue reading
The Unbridgeable Gap at the End of All Praise
Through Lent With George Herbert Tuesday In Holy Week Today’s poem is one of George Herbert’s most popular, appearing in over thirty hymnals. In my not-so-humble opinion, it should be sung to the tune by J.D. Jones named Gwalchmai, which … Continue reading
George Herbert’s Restless “Pilgrimage”
Through Lent With George Herbert Monday In Holy Week Pilgrimages are all the rage these days. I know many people who have walked the Camino de Santiago; Emilio Estevez even made a movie about it, starring his father, Martin Sheen, … Continue reading
Different Processions: A Sermon for Palm Sunday 2019
A sermon preached on The Sunday of the Passion (also known as Palm Sunday) at The Anglican Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, Crete on April 14, 2019, at 11:00 am. The readings for the day may be found … Continue reading
The Island Parson 