Sermon-Why oh why oh why?

The Problem we all live with – Norman Rockwell, 1964

A sermon given at a service of Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 12th January 2025 – the First Sunday after the Epiphany based on readings from Romans 12.1-5 and Luke 2.41-52 and the Collect appointed for the day.

Thought for the Day-A Sermon for a Fractured Church

Woodman (Waldarbeiter) by Georg Baselitz, 1969

A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street, City of London on Tuesday 7th January 2025 and St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 8th January 2025 based on the text of 1 John 3.22-4.6. You can listen to an audio recording of the passage and this reflection at this link. 

Homily-Seeing in the Acceptable Year of the Lord?

Big Ben Celebration - Robert Lyn Nelson

A Homily given during Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 29th December 2024 at 6.30pm based on the text of Isaiah 61 and 'New Years Day 1945' by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Sermon-The Annunciation to Joseph

The Angel appears to St Joseph, Brother Claude Lane, O.S.B

A sermon given during a service of Sung Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 29th December 2024 (The Sunday after Christmas) based on texts from Galatians 4:1–7 and Matthew 1:18–25.

Sermon-The Most Reluctant Convert

C.S.Lewis on the cover of Time Magazine, 8th September 1947

A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 15th December 2024 (the Third Sunday in Advent, Year C). Based on readings from Philippians 4.4-7 and Luke 3.7-18.

Thought for the Day - I will give you rest

Georges Rouault - Christ Carrying his Cross

A Thought for the Day given during a service of Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 11th December 2024 based on readings from Isaiah 40.25-end and Matthew 11.28-end.

Chaplaincy Reflection - LSHTM Carol Service 2024

It was a great pleasure to speak at this year’s LSHTM Carol Service – on the “Big Steps” in the new Pumphandle Social Space. Over 150 attended. Thank you to my colleague and co-Chaplain Fr David Peebles for introducing the service, the University of London Chamber Choir for the fantastic music, to Ian Carter and the Student Support Services Team for providing the refreshments and to Godfrey from the Catering Team for serving them. During the service I gave the short reflection below:

Thought for the Day - God Feeds Us, God Frees Us, God Saves Us

Lambert Lombard - The Miracle of Loaves and Fishes

A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Giles-in-the-Fields at 1pm on Wednesday 4th December 2024 based on readings from Isaiah 25.6-10a and Matthew 15.29-37.

Sermon - The Symbolism of Advent Sunday

Time Death and Judgement by George Frederick Watts (now hanging in St Giles-in-the-Fields)

A sermon given during Holy Communion following the Baptism of Nicola Pitts on the First Sunday in Advent at St Giles-in-the-Fields on 1st December 2024 based on readings from Romans 13.8-14 and Matthew 21.1-13.

Drawing on the changing symbolism in the art of George Frederick Watts, whose work hangs in St Giles-in-the-Fields to explore the Prayer Book readings for the First Sunday in Advent.

Sermon - All will be thrown down

A sermon given during the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 17th November 2024 (Second before Advent) based on the text of Mark 13.1-8.

Sermon - Looking Love in the Face

Ernest Edward Spears, Frank Wotton Eastlake & Richard Henry Vaughan Thompson

A sermon given during services on Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2024 at St Giles-in-the-Fields based on the text of John 15.9-17 and the stories of some of the men listed on the WW1 memorial at the back of the church. The photographs of Ernest Spears, Frank Eastlake and Richard Thompson were printed in the pew sheet.