+ ‘God be merciful to me a sinner’ ‘Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: two men went […]
A sermon preached by the Rector of Holy Cross at his collation as Priest in Charge of St Salvador’s Stenhouse on 2nd October 2022
+ ‘Guard the good treasure given to you with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us’ It’s unusual for a priest to preach at the start of his […]
‘Love at the heart of the Church’: a sermon for the priestly ordination of Claire Nicholson
+ ‘You did not choose me but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit… I am giving you these commands that you may love […]
The Cross and the Crown: A Sermon for Holy Cross Day 2022
+ ‘we proclaim Christ crucified’ Today we celebrate our patronal feast, Holy Cross Day, and, like many clergy today, I am glad I didn’t write my sermon early in the […]
‘No Mary, No Jesus’: a sermon for the Assumption, 2022
+ ‘Behold, from henceforth, all generations will call me blessed’. If you want to know why we are celebrating Mary today, you can see it in this one liner from […]
‘They saw his glory’: a sermon for the Transfiguration, Year C 2022
+ ‘Glory’. It’s funny how some words stand out. Today, transferred from yesterday, we celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain when Peter James and John see him as […]
