Not all of these were delivered in a church service, but they all fit the bill of being a reflection on a text, issue or feeling for the community. We hope you will find inspiration here.
Recent sermons
2nd Sunday of Lent
This week we read from “Beloved is Where We Begin” by Jan Richardson from the Painted Prayerbook as well as…
Eighth Sunday After Epiphany
This week for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany and the Last Sunday before Lent, we read from The Building by…
Seventh Sunday After Epiphany
This Week we read from Psalms, adapted by Ian Sowton, and the Gospel According to Luke. Marilyn Dolmage offers a…
Sixth Sunday After Epiphany
This week we join remotely due to the snowfall across the city, please join our virtual circle as we read…
Holy Communion in the Christian Celtic Tradition
Today we celebrate a service of Holy Communion in the Christian Celtic Tradition. We read from Psalm 84, a poem…
Third Sunday After Epiphany
This Sunday we read from The Gospel According to Luke and Paul’s 1st letter to the Corinthians. The homily is…
Random sermons
Disrupting Empire – Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as political theatre
Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015 texts: Paolo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed; Zechariah 9:9-10; Mark 11:1-11 As Canadians and Christians…
Last Sunday After Pentecost
Today is the Last Sunday After Pentecost and before the season of Advent. We read from Book of Daniel, Psalm…
Climbing Over Walls (Homily)
22 Sepember 2019 Readings: Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 Bonhoeffer (Letters and Papers from Prison) Luke 16:1-13 For the noontime Eucharist…
A sip of ancient water
March 19, 2017; Holy Trinity. Exodus 17: 1-7; John 4: 5-42 I’m sharing this image today by Issac Murcdoch on…
Why are you doing this? (James Harbeck’s homily for Oct. 23rd)
Readings: Sirach 35:12–17, Psalm 84:1–7, 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 16–18, Luke 18:9–14 We don’t clap for homilies. If you go most…
Pride Sunday with MPP Cheri DiNovo – June 26
Our guest homilist on Pride Sunday at HT (June 26) will be MPP Cheri DiNovo, long-time activist for LGBTQ rights…
Second Sunday of Advent
Watch the December 8, 2024, service as we reflect on peace together. This sacred time includes the lighting of the…
Days of Reckoning (Homily for Advent 1)
Sherman Hesselgrave, Homilist Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 I went to see the documentary, Chasing Ice,…
Homily for Lent V: Never Resist A Generous Impulse
Sherman Hesselgrave Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto 17 March 2013 Isaiah 43 Psalm 126 Philippians…