Sermon-Word of the Father now in flesh appearing

A homily given during a service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street on Thursday 25th December 2025 based on the text of Isaiah 52.7–10, John 1.1–14.

Sermon-God has crossed the threshold

The Nativity, Edward Burne Jones, 1888

A homily given at Midnight Mass at St Olave Hart Street on Wednesday 24th December 2025 based on the text of Isaiah 9.2-7, Luke 2.1-20 and drawing on Richard Crashaw’s poem ‘Welcome all wonders’. 

Sermon - Signs of the (Christmas) Times

Fairy and Christmas Ornaments – Christmas Card by Andy Warhol 1953-1955

A sermon given during Holy Communion at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 24th December 2023 (The Fourth Sunday in Advent) based on readings from Philippians 4.4-7 and John 1.19-28

Reflecting on a visit to Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem

A reflection inspired by a recent visit to the Noor Weg Women’s Empowerment Project based at Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, through the lens of the O Antiphons sung in Advent.

Prayers of Intercession - Parish Carol Service and Blessing of the Crib

The Shepherds Went to See the Baby, Dinah Roe Kendall, 1998

Prayers written for the Parish Carol Service at St Stephen Walbrook on Tuesday 14th December 2021, spoken between verses of the carol Silent Night over an organ underlay.