An Episcopal Priest's Sermons, Prayers, and Reflections on Life, Becoming Human, and Discovering Our Divinity
The collect and readings for January 1, the Feast of the Holy Name, may be found here. The following sermon is based on the gospel, Luke 2:15-21. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and…
Read More Salty, Doo Doo, and Jesus – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Name, Luke 2:15-21
And seeing that you yearn to be God’s lover, I appeal to you to love this name, Jesus, and meditate on it in your heart so that you never forget it wherever you are. And, assuredly, I promise you that…
Read More Richard Rolle on Devotion to the Name, Jesus
January 1 is the Feast of the Holy Name. St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following about the Holy Name of Jesus: The sweet Name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble sentiments, strengthens virtue,…
Read More St. Bernard of Clairvaux on the Feast of the Holy Name
The Feast of the Holy Name is celebrated eight days after the Nativity, January 1. Under the Law of Moses, all male infants were to be circumcised on the eighth day after birth (Lv. 12:3). It was also customary at…
Read More The Feast of the Holy Name, Jesus
If the heart is the most authentic temple of God, the truest dwelling place of God, then it is also our true home. It is the deepest and most authentic part of our humanity, the place of wholeness and integration.…
Read More Entering the Temple of the Heart
If you really wish to achieve spiritual stillness and to guard your heart successfully, then let the prayer "Lord Jesus, have mercy on me" become one with your breathing, and in a few days you will see how it can…
For most of the world January 1st is New Year’s Day—the beginning of a new year, a day of football, resolutions, and black-eyed peas. For the church, however, January 1st is the Feast of the Holy Name. More often than…
Read More The Feast of the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ
Interrupting the Silence 