Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Christmas 2C

  • Retelling the Flight to Egypt – A Sermon on Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

    Retelling the Flight to Egypt – A Sermon on Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

    “Flee to Egypt.” With those words echoing in his ears Joseph got up, took Jesus and Mary by night and went to Egypt. Regardless of whether this story really happened the way Matthew tells it, it’s not hard to know that it’s true. The names and faces might change but it’s a story that continues Read more

  • “The Flight” by Richard Causton and George Szirtes

    “The Flight” by Richard Causton and George Szirtes

    One option for this coming Sunday’s gospel is the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23). I can no longer hear this story without also hearing the words of poet George Szirtes and the music of Richard Causton. Richard Causton is the composer of the 2015 commissioned Christmas Carol, “The Flight,” performed by King’s Read more