Sermons from St. Columba's in Washington, D.C.

Chapters (00:00:02) - Gospel Reading: The Ten Bridesmaids(00:02:07) - Children's Ministry Invitation(00:02:19) - Sermon Opening: Keeping Awake(00:03:14) - Understanding the Parousia(00:04:37) - Hope, Attention, and the Call to Mindfulness(00:05:40) - Celebration as Sacred Purpose(00:06:16) - Every Sunday as a Feast(00:07:24) - Worship as Love of God and Neighbor(00:08:19) - Filling the Lamps: Preparing Worship Space(00:09:25) - The Wise Bridesmaids Behind the Scenes(00:11:12) - The Cost of Readiness: Stewardship Reflections(00:11:59) - Personal Reflections on Giving(00:13:05) - Call to Prayerful Giving(00:13:49) - Closing: Make Heaven a Rager

Chapters (00:00:32) - Gospel Reading: The Beatitudes(00:02:50) - Children's Ministry Announcement & Opening(00:03:09) - Introducing All Saints Day Themes(00:03:31) - Communion of Saints and Spiritual Legacy(00:04:49) - Indigenous Wisdom: Blood Memory(00:06:22) - Epigenetics and Generational Healing(00:07:49) - Spiritual DNA Beyond Blood Relatives(00:08:53) - Introducing Mimi, the Grandmother(00:10:12) - Mimi's Flair and Musical Gifts(00:11:11) - Learning Theology Through Mimi's Music(00:12:41) - The Sanctus and Cosmic Communion(00:14:16) - The Dowling Note: A Family Legacy(00:15:42) - Carrying the Song Forward(00:16:53) - Call to Stewardship and Closing Prayer

Chapters (00:00:06) - Gospel Reading: The Greatest Commandment(00:02:47) - Welcome and Introduction of Speaker(00:03:23) - Happy Reformation Sunday(00:04:38) - Martin Luther's Question: What Must I Do to Be Saved?(00:07:13) - Corruption and the Selling of Indulgences(00:09:25) - The Reformation Remakes the World(00:11:23) - History Turns on a Question(00:12:33) - Greed and Corruption Embodied in Institutions(00:14:16) - The Ohio Ad and Mocking God(00:17:18) - The Empathy Gap Study(00:18:32) - Empathy Split Among Republicans and Evangelicals(00:19:55) - A New Reformation: What Must We Do to Survive?(00:21:05) - Empathy vs. Tech Billionaires' Worldview(00:22:39) - Leviticus and the Communal Call to Love(00:24:41) - Loving Neighbor as the Answer to Survival(00:26:04) - From Surviving to Thriving as a People(00:27:26) - A New Reformation of the Oldest Commandment(00:28:34) - Here I Stand: Closing Call to Love

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Greatest Commandment(00:01:34) - Old Testament Reading: Death of Moses(00:02:11) - William Tyndale and the English Bible(00:04:02) - The Story of Moses and the Promised Land(00:05:00) - Did It Really Happen? Questions of Biblical Literalism(00:07:00) - Why the Hebrews Told This Story(00:07:33) - Moses Denied Entry: Exile and Meaning(00:09:20) - Flawed Patriarchs and a God Who Works With Them(00:11:07) - Passing the Work to Joshua(00:11:38) - Planting Trees We Won't Sit Under(00:12:48) - Closing Reflection: What Are You Planting?

Chapters (00:00:41) - Gospel Reading: Render Unto Caesar(00:02:39) - Children's Blessing and Welcome(00:03:00) - One Year Anniversary and Stewardship Sunday(00:04:16) - Understanding Christian Hope(00:06:23) - Pharisees, Herodians, and Misplaced Hope(00:08:41) - The Denarius and the Currency of Hope(00:10:52) - Hope Stewardship and Church Finances(00:12:24) - Pledging and the Stewardship Campaign(00:14:01) - Signs of Hope in the Church Community(00:15:27) - Closing Thanks and Blessing

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Matthew's Parable of the Wedding Banquet(00:03:17) - Announcements and Opening Prayer(00:03:47) - The History of the Fork(00:06:31) - Guarding the Feast: Exodus and Matthew Parallels(00:09:04) - Fork Controversy as Metaphor for Social Conflict(00:10:23) - Testing Rules Against Goodness and Healing(00:12:01) - The Risk of Idolatry and Losing Perspective(00:13:23) - The Choice to Sustain God's Feast(00:14:52) - Closing Blessing

Chapters (00:00:02) - Gospel Reading: Parable of the Wicked Tenants(00:02:59) - Opening Prayer and Children's Program(00:03:32) - The Ethicist Column and a Moral Dilemma(00:05:41) - The Messiness of Moral Dilemmas(00:07:17) - Turning to Scripture for Guidance(00:08:19) - Law, Judgment, and Grace in the Readings(00:10:05) - Paul's Grace vs. Law in Philippians(00:10:59) - Interpreting the Wicked Tenants Parable(00:12:16) - Life-Giving or Death-Dealing: A Rule of Thumb(00:13:21) - Grace, Trying, and Divine Love in Closing

Chapters (00:00:00) - Gospel Reading: Matthew on Authority and the Two Sons(00:03:09) - Introduction to the Kenosis Hymn in Philippians(00:03:45) - Paul's Imprisonment and the Joyful Letter(00:04:39) - Understanding Christian Joy vs Happiness(00:07:04) - Revelation: Christ's Self-Emptying Love(00:08:59) - Resilience: The Science of Singing and Joy(00:10:46) - Singing in Liturgy and the Heavenly Connection(00:11:32) - Revolution: Singing as Resistance in Prison(00:12:55) - Paul's Political Imprisonment and Theological Defiance(00:14:09) - Modern Nonviolence Training and Singing Movements(00:16:49) - Closing Reflection and Call to Sing

Chapters (00:00:01) - Opening Hymn(00:00:44) - Gospel Reading: Laborers in the Vineyard(00:03:29) - Story Time Announcement and Prayer(00:04:09) - Introduction and Bible Quiz(00:05:00) - The Story of Jonah Begins(00:06:59) - Jonah's Flight and the Great Fish(00:08:05) - Nineveh Repents and God Shows Mercy(00:09:08) - Jonah's Anger and God's Question(00:11:35) - Connecting Jonah to the Vineyard Parable(00:12:44) - Justice, Mercy, and Political Division Today(00:15:30) - Bridging Divides: Church and Society(00:16:46) - Closing Reflection and Blessing

Chapters (00:00:03) - Gospel Reading: The Unforgiving Servant(00:03:45) - Introduction and Children's Story Time(00:04:09) - Remembering 9/11 and Its Aftermath(00:06:34) - The Struggle to Forgive Without Forgetting(00:07:40) - Context of Forgiveness in Matthew 18(00:10:09) - Meaning of Seven Times and the King's Parable(00:12:45) - The Unforgiving Servant's Cycle of Cruelty(00:14:32) - Forgiveness as Freedom, Not Forgetting(00:15:59) - Practicing Forgiveness Daily(00:16:29) - Heaven, Hell, and the Choice to Accept Forgiveness(00:18:13) - Praying for Those Who Hurt Us(00:18:59) - Hope and Legacy for the Next Generation(00:20:10) - A New Generation's Call to Forgiveness