Category Archives: Sunday Sermons

Anyone who’s ever been to a Christian funeral will have heard the Prayer of Committal which is said as the coffin is lowered into the grave, or the curtains are closed at a crematorium and which begins with the words,   Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Come to me all who labour and are heavy laden,Continue reading “Sermon for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 5th July 2026”

In my sermon two weeks ago, I spoke about the example of the saints, and I said that the reason the saints are great examples to us is that they were just like us. And indeed, if that were not the case, if the saints were able to do what they did because they were different from us, they wouldn’t,Continue reading “Sermon for the Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul, 28th June 2026”

When I was serving my first curacy, I was asked to lead a course in the parish on basic Christianity. One of the insights I gained from doing that is just how much misunderstanding people can have about the faith they profess. That was shown in many ways by the things people on the courseContinue reading “Sermon for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 14 June 2026”