“Fear, Hopelessness and Doubt; Yet Love is Come Again” (Homily given by Jolynn Connelly on May 1, 2011)
All of us here today have suffered sickness, have had troubles and tragedies, and perhaps have even faced despair and the death of a loved one. There isn’t one person here in this church who hasn’t experienced loneliness, felt overwhelmed, or at times felt hopeless and full of doubt. We all wish we could face […]
Occupy Justice (Homily for the Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 100 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 by Sherman Hesselgrave Holy One, you have called us to be the living stones with which you seek to build your realm of living justice on earth. Make us worthy of this great calling, and open our hearts and minds to recognize your Spirit working in […]
The Mystery of Faith: Fear and Trembling
A very special welcome on this ‘Back to Church Sunday’ to our visitors this morning. Last year, at this time, I was welcomed back to Holy Trinity after I spotted Archbishop Colin Johnson in his full vestments standing in front of Union Station. I took up the invitation last year… and here I am today. […]
Rhythms of Grace (Pride Sunday sermon by Sherman Hesselgrave)
Genesis 2:4b-8, 18-23 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Galatians 3:23-29 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Rhythms of Grace “I do not understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” — Anne Lamott If our forebears could join us today, I can only imagine the […]
‘You Belong’ ― Gay priest Jim Ferry reinstated after 20 years as outcast
On Sunday, June 26th, 2011 the Rev. Jim Ferry’s license as priest was reinstated by Archbishop Colin Johnson of the Diocese of Toronto, and he was appointed Honorary Assistant of Holy Trinity, Trinity Square. It is 20 years since he was made an outcast by the previous Bishop of Toronto, Terence Finlay, for being in […]
“Common Life” Kevin Bezanson’s homily for Easter 4
Readings: Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 When I received this week’s readings after having agreed to share this morning, I will be honest and say I had a sinking feeling. A guilty, sinking feeling. A feeling that I would, in the process of preparing this homily, have to face something I […]
An incredibly powerful holy week sermon
Briallen Hopper is a divinity student at Yale, a faith blogger, and a future leader of the Church of NALT. She shared her Passion Week sermon with Dan Savage and gave him permission to post it on his blog. This is an incredible piece of writing that get’s to the heart of the the Christian message for us today.
Who’s Included in the Promise? (Dick Moore’s Homily for Lent 2)
My journey of Lent started with an air flight to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family last week. I had packed the book Best Laid Plans and was about to begin reading it when my seat mate asked me about the book. I talked about the CBC Canada Reads contest and the […]
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