Posts in 2021
Saint Stephen ‘A Man Full of Faith and of the Holy Spirit’ | Feast of St. Stephen |Acts 6:8-7:21, 51-60

Today, the Church remembers St. Stephen, the first martyr after Christ’s ascension. His confession recalled the stiff-necked, uncircumcised hearts and ears of Judah that would not receive the Righteous One (Acts 7:51–52). But as his body was being stoned and his spirit received by the Lord Jesus, Stephen cried, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them” (Acts 7:59–60), bearing witness to the One who also said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).

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The Prophet Zephaniah and a Vision of Joy in Sorrow | Third Sunday of Advent | Zephaniah 3:14-20;

This sermon focuses upon the strange figure of the prophet Zephaniah. His vision at the end of his book introduces us to a peculiar kind of joy: Advent joy. This is not joy without sorrow but joy in the presence of one who comes to us in the midst of our sorrow. This voice and this vision invite us to experience the paradox of Advent joy as we prepare for our Lord’s coming.

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