Sermon for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (2nd Sunday before Advent) Remembrance Sunday, 13th November 2022

Today, as I’m sure we all know, is Remembrance Sunday, the day when we remember and give thanks for all those who’ve given their lives in defence of this country in time of war. But given the nature of the day, it’s also a day when we must, inevitably, think about war itself. And soContinue reading “Sermon for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (2nd Sunday before Advent) Remembrance Sunday, 13th November 2022”

Sermon for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (3 before Advent), 6th November 2022

I’m sure that most, if not all of you, will have heard of C.S. Lewis because he is one the best-known and most popular Christian authors, certainly in the English language. And so I’m equally sure that some of you, at least, will have read some of his books. And if you have, you mayContinue reading “Sermon for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (3 before Advent), 6th November 2022”

Sermon for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (4 before Advent), 30th October 2022

As I’ve spoken to people about their faith over the years that I’ve been going to church, and especially since I’ve been ordained, one of the things that I’ve found people to struggle most with about the Christian faith is the belief in a final judgement, the idea that, at the end of our livesContinue reading “Sermon for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (4 before Advent), 30th October 2022”