Homilies and Sermons

An Offering for Ash Wednesday, February 18
Ashes: God’s Blank Canvas for (Re-)Making Us

Prior homilies or sermons of mine are occasionally downloaded by readers. Noticing this, I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I am therefore offering (when I can) a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For Ash Wednesday this week I offer the following homily. I have shared versions of this on a number of Ash Wednesdays, and it is not specific to any of the three Lectionary Years.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Ash Wednesday C 19_copy for 2026_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Ash Wednesday Handout for 2026_PDFDownload

An Offering for Sunday, February 15, Last Sunday after the Epiphany
The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, which provides a metaphor

Prior homilies or sermons of mine are occasionally downloaded by readers. Noticing this, I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I am therefore offering (when I can) a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the last Sunday after the Epiphany in Lectionary year A, I offer the following.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany Last A 23 copy for 2026_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Epiphany Last A Handout for 2026_PDFDownload

An Offering for Sunday, February 8, Epiphany 5 A
James Tissot, The Sermon of the Beatitudes

Prior homilies or sermons of mine are occasionally downloaded by readers. Noticing this, I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I am therefore offering (when I can) a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the fifth Sunday after the Epiphany in Lectionary year A, I offer the following.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany 5_A_11 copy for 2026_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Epiphany 5 A 26_Handout_PDFDownload

An Offering for Sunday, February 1, Epiphany 4 A
James Tissot, Jesus Led from Herod to Pilate

Prior homilies or sermons of mine are occasionally downloaded by readers. Noticing this, I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I am therefore offering (when I can) a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the fourth Sunday after the Epiphany in Lectionary year A, I offer the following.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany 4 A 17_FOR 2026_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Handout for Epiphany 4 A – 2026_PDFDownload

An Offering for Sunday, January 25, Epiphany 3 A
John Entwistle, Night View from Cypress Mountain

I observe that prior homilies or sermons of mine occasionally have been downloaded by readers. I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I am therefore offering (when I can) a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the third Sunday after the Epiphany in Lectionary year A, I offer the following.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany 3 A 17_for 2026_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Epiphany 3 A 17 Handout_PDFDownload

An Offering for Sunday, January 18, Epiphany 2 A
St John the Baptizer, Netherlandish, ca 1500

I observe that from time to time prior homilies or sermons of mine have been downloaded by readers. I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I therefore plan to offer when I can a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the second Sunday after the Epiphany in Lectionary year A, I offer the following. As with last week’s offering, this one is from 2017, as well.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany 2 A 17 copy for 2025_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Epiphany 2 A 17 Possible Handout_PDFDownload

A New Periodic Addition to this Website
The Baptism of Christ, Chartres Cathedral, 12th century

I observe that from time to time prior homilies or sermons of mine have been downloaded by readers. I anticipate that some of those preparing to preach (or offer a reading) on an upcoming Sunday might benefit from the perspective I have taken regarding the Lectionary readings for a particular day. I therefore plan to offer when I can a prior text that I have used for the occasion. I will try to do this on Sunday evenings or Mondays believing that there might interest in these texts being made available. When I have one prepared, I will also offer an accompanying handout (in pdf format) in case these may also be helpful.

For this coming Sunday, the first Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of Our Lord, I offer the following.

The link for it is here. The link to the handout may be found further below.

Epiphany 1 A 17 Baptism of Christ_PDFDownload

Here is the link to the handout.

Baptism of Christ A 2017_Handout_Pages_PDFDownload