Matthew 17:1-9 In many of the traditional icons that depict the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountaintop, the poor disciples are either face down on the ground or laid out on their stomachs or backs with looks of pure panic on their faces. The juxtaposition of serene Jesus, Moses, and Elijah with freaked out Peter,Continue reading “Dazzling Humanity”
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Repairers of the Breach
Isaiah 58:1-12 The photo associated with this post was taken by my father, William N Caudill, at the Minneapolis memorial the community has constructed at the site of Renee Good’s killing at the hands of an ICE agent. The photos were taken on 1/12/26, prior to the killing of Alex Pretti. The protest songs referencedContinue reading “Repairers of the Breach”
Prophetic Pointing
John 1:29-42 Tomorrow, our nation remembers the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. His work in the civil rights movement, as well as his dedication to nonviolent direct action, are lauded today by the majority of the people in this country today. But it has not always been this way. At the time of hisContinue reading “Prophetic Pointing”
For All People
Matthew 2:1-12 When I was a teenager, I was cast one year as one of the three wise men along with two of my classmates. We had all aged out of being sheep and shepherds and angels, and we weren’t quite old enough yet to play Mary or Joseph or the angel Gabriel, although byContinue reading “For All People”
The Doubting Prophet
Matthew 11:2-11 John the Baptist leapt in his mother’s womb in recognition of the miracle Mary carried. John the Baptist left behind his comfortable birthright for a short life of locusts and wild honey and persecution. John the Baptist was the voice crying out in the wilderness even when his voice grew hoarse and theContinue reading “The Doubting Prophet”
Wake Up!
This sermon was given at St Peter Baptist Church in Clifford, VA, by invitation of their board of deacons. The people of St Mark’s Episcopal Church worship with the people of St Peter four times a year as we have done for over a decade. “You know what time it is, how it is nowContinue reading “Wake Up!”
Happy New Year
Luke 23:33-43 I was reminded by a mentor from my fellowship this week that today is the New Year’s Eve of the church calendar, a threshold between the year behind us and the new year ahead of us. This is the last Sunday of Year C, and next week on Advent 1 we begin theContinue reading “Happy New Year”
Say Yes
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 This sermon references a project by Nikalie Monroe (@nikalie.monroe). Nikalie’s project is controversial, and there are important nuances that are sometimes missing from the conversation when it is happening separately in silos of “church people” and “unchurched people”. I find Anne Helen Petersen’s article for her newsletter Culture Study to be aContinue reading “Say Yes”
What Resurrection Feels Like
Luke 20:27-38 As I return to you from the holy and devastating work of mourning a young person gone too soon, I’m clinging to the promise of the resurrection like a life raft far from shore. I have said before that I have no choice but to believe in the resurrection of the dead, becauseContinue reading “What Resurrection Feels Like”
We are All Saints
This sermon was given on the observance of the feast of All Saints (transferred) and on the occasion of the baptism of an adult. The readings of the day can be found here, but the content of this sermon focuses on the occasion itself. I recently heard a friend and colleague recounting her memory ofContinue reading “We are All Saints”
Mother A Writes 