Sermons in “Homilies”
To Persevere
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on failure, persistence, and prayer (Luke 18:1-8): “Blessed are those who try and who stumble and who pick themselves up. Blessed are those who pick themselves back up and dust off their knees and get back in the ring. Blessed are you who know the misery and disappointment of failure — you, the wonderful, beautiful, grace-filled losers who bear witness to life and joy on the other side.”
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The Source of the Gift
The Rev. George Adamik discusses Luke 17:11-19 (Jesus heals ten men with leprosy), St. Paul’s mission, and giving.
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A Song of Anger
The Rev. Javier Almendárez-Bautista reflects on Psalm 137, anger, and the precarious edge between hatred and apathy: “Rather than standing aloof, withdrawn from the realities we face day in and day out, God leans in, takes on human flesh, and lives among us. God took on the flesh of a poor man from a backwater town in Galilee in what we now know as the Middle East, a man familiar with the grief within anger and the pain of loss.”
View SermonGentle, Kind, True
The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Luke 16:19-31 (the rich man and Lazarus), his recent visit to Nantucket, and a surprising encounter with a well-known icon. You can read more about Fr. George’s visit to Nantucket in St. Paul’s October newsletter.
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Bishop Sam’s First Visit
The Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman (XII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina) visits St. Paul’s and discusses the difficult parable in Luke 16:1-13 (Parable of the Unjust Steward).
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