Category Archives: Sunday Sermons

Whenever I baptise someone into the Christian faith, I always make a point of clearing up what seems to me to be a great misunderstanding about baptism. Most people seem to think that being baptised makes someone a Christian and that is simply not true. I’m sure that, in part, comes from the fact thatContinue reading “Sermon for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 6) 16th July 2023”

One of the most well-known and popular pieces of music ever written, is Handel’s Messiah. And perhaps one of the most beautiful pieces in Messiah is the aria, He shall feed his flock. The words of the alto part of the aria are taken from the prophet Isaiah and the words of the soprano part,Continue reading “Sermon for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 5) 9th July 2023”

One of the things that a priest has to deal with when they first come to a parish, is the influence of their predecessor. That might be good influence on the people of the parish, but it’s very rarely quite so good as the people in the parish think it is. A new priest canContinue reading “Sermon for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Trinity 4) 2nd July 2023”