Sermon: Easter Sunday

This is the sermon I preached at St. Peter's and St. John's on Easter Sunday morning.

Sermon: The Great Vigil of Easter

This is the sermon I preached at the Great Vigil of Easter, at St. John's in Frostburg.

Good Friday

This is the sermon that I preached at St. Peter's and St. John's on Good Friday.

Maundy Thursday

This is the sermon I preached at St. Peter's and St. John's on Maundy Thursday.

Quiet Day: Lamentations

This is my Lenten Quiet Day offering for Lent 2009; a three part meditation on the first three chapters of the Book of Lamentations.

For the past seven years I've been invited by the Rev. Edward "Bo" Chapman to assist in some way with the Quiet Day retreat at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Cumberland, Maryland - the parish in which Karen and I were married, and the church that sponsored me for ordination. This year I gave a series on Lamentations throughout the day. Each meditation is separated by a brief musical interlude on the audio file.

Enjoy. And a have a Holy Week!

Sermon: Palm Sunday

This is the sermon that I preached at St. Peter's and St. John's for Palm Sunday 2009.

To listen to the sermon, click on the title link above, the little 'play' button by the title, or - better yet! - subscribe to the podcast on iTunes on the right.

There's already a dozen people at St. Mark's who have subscribed to the podcast (now you'll wonder how I know this. . .), so jump on the bandwagon!

Also, one of the best features of a blog is that it's interactive. You can post comments to each post by clicking the little 'comments' below. Real, good, and honest feedback can only help a preacher become better. AND, the conversations which can happen on blog like this can be just as stimulating for a parish as the sermon itself!

Praying with Beads

I've been using the Anglican Rosary (sometimes, otherwise known as Anglican Prayer Beads) in my daily prayer routine for quite some time now. I've found them to be a great supplement to the Daily Office, and like the music of Taize, praying with the beads helps me carve out some space and time to commune more deeply with God.

Not long ago I stumbled upon a new resource, "Praying with Beads," and I just can't recommend it enough! While I have been using a single prayer sequence with the Anglican Rosary for months now, this little book offers prayers for each week of the church's year based on the weekly collects from the Book of Common Prayer and often the lectionary readings for the week.

I commend it to you for use - and if you're at St. Mark's and don't know much (or anything) about the Anglican Rosary, you will soon enough! (May 1st commeth!)