A sermon preached for the third Sunday of Advent at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis. Gracious God, let these words be more than words, and give us the Spirit of Jesus. When I moved to St. Louis, I didn’t know I was coming to learn how to hope. Now, you have to understand, I grewContinueContinue reading “The Long Road of Hope”
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What’s a prophet? Prudence Crandall and the vision of a prophet
What is a prophet? Today The Episcopal Church is celebrating a provisional saint, Prudence Crandall. She’s a provisional saint in that we’ve voted her into our calendar once at General Convention, in 2009, but she’s not been endorsed by a second vote yet. The calendar calls her a “Schoolteacher and prophet,” which seems fitting. WeContinueContinue reading “What’s a prophet? Prudence Crandall and the vision of a prophet”
Welcome: A Sermon for Pride Sunday preached at @CCCathedralSTL
Welcome. Welcome. If you sort of cringe when you hear welcome, from me, I understand. I only arrived to St. Louis in January. This is my first Sunday sermon at the Cathedral. Who am I to welcome you? I learned to be careful with the word “welcome” at my previous church in Washington, DC. OnContinueContinue reading “Welcome: A Sermon for Pride Sunday preached at @CCCathedralSTL”
Holy Week: In a World Shaped by Violence, We Need Protest
“Did you hear about the riot this weekend?” Our friends Rachel and Matt were in town, visiting from Chicago where Matt works for a labor Union. He was talking about Hockey fans at the University of Minnesota who threw bottles and jumped on top of a moving car. As the police arrived, some of theseContinueContinue reading “Holy Week: In a World Shaped by Violence, We Need Protest”
Mike Angell 