Sermons

The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Last month the New Statesman ran a piece about the so called ‘ink-stained assassins’; the political cartoonists who present zany artistic comments about domestic policy, economic crisis, international conflict and public figures. Their satire can be aggressive or light-hearted; their o… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 16th September 2012

The Forteenth Sunday after Trinity: Baptism

Baptism: Sunday 9th September – James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-end A couple of weeks ago, in preparation for baptism, I asked Catherine why we light candles, she replied: we can put them on birthday cakes and when we blow them out we make a wish. She’s right of course. We’ve al… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 9th September 2012

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Today completes our sequence of readings from the book of Jonah at Matins. To many people Jonah’s is a familiar tale - despite their often being a little hazy on some of the detail and why it might matter. Jonah: who absconds, to flee from the call of God to preach repentance to the people… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 2nd September 2012