Sermons by Washington National Cathedral

July 16, 2023 Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Patrick Keyser

"Our journey with Christ will include all these stages, struggle, distraction, stagnation, and yes, flourishing. The good news for us is that our growth depends not on our own efforts, or our sheer will alone, but on the one who sows the seed and cares for it, watering it abundantly and making it very plenteous."

In his sermon, the Rev. Patrick Keyser reminded us of the constant growth and change we must expect as we follow Christ.

July 9, 2023 Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan

"This freedom is not a free for all but is a yoked freedom. We are liberated by the yoke of Christ into new relationships with God and each other."

In her Sunday sermon, the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan reminded us of the investment and sacrifice that freedom requires.

July 2, 2023 Sunday Sermon: The Rev Canon Jan Naylor Cope

“Our very diversity is a gift from God, a diversity that is to be celebrated, not controlled and contained somehow.”

In her sermon, the Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope considered the struggle to expand equality and justice to include all of God’s children.

June 25, 2023 Sunday Sermon: The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith

"The world needs disciples now more than ever."

 

In his sermon this weekend, the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith reminded us that Jesus did not just ask us to believe. Jesus also gave us work to do.

June 18, 2023: The Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock Sunday Sermon

This special Juneteenth Service, Senator Raphael Warnock offered a sermon on redemption and freedom.

June 11, 2023: Sermon by the Very Rev. Dr. Robert Willis

"Well, here we are with the rainbow colors of Pride Sunday all around us giving thanks for the promise of God, the covenant he's made to his earth. And the invitation to respond to that promise as a human race and care for the planet, and as individual Christians to care for one another and never vilify someone for what they are."

 

The Very Rev. Dr. Robert Willis, Dean Emeritus of Canterbury Cathedral, offered a powerful sermon on God's promises as well as the power of faith and authenticity this Sunday

June 4, 2023 Trinity Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Patrick Keyser

"As children of God, we are created in love, bearing the image of this God who is perfect love in relationship."

The Rev Patrick Keyser contemplated the Trinity in his Sunday sermon.

May 28, 2023 Sunday Sermon: The Rev. Canon Leonard Hamlin

"If you are gonna live a divine life, you’re gonna need help from another source. If you’re gonna love your enemy, if you’re gonna love your neighbor, you are gonna need help from another source. If you are going to do what God has given us to do, we’re all gonna need help."

In his Pentecost sermon, the Rev. Canon Leonard Hamlin contemplated the help we will need from the Holy Spirit as we work to build "A Brave New World" for ourselves and others.

May 14, 2023: The Rev. Canon Dana Corsello

“If you love me… If you love me… I keep hearing Jesus say. If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” One and the same. We forgive because we are forgiven. One and the same. We obey Christ because we are in Christ. One and the same.  We can love because we are loved. One in the same.”  

The Rev. Canon Dana Corsello questions if our mortal capabilities align with God’s commands. She dives into how viewing love as a command does not make it less meaningful, and that if we love Jesus, then we also can love in the same ways that he does.  

May 7, 2023 Sermon: The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan

“Jesus demands truth telling and truthful living. That is why it is important that Jesus not only says, “I am the way and the truth”, but also that He is the life. Jesus is the life. That is, Jesus reveals the kind of living that endures because of the way and the truth.” 

The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan preaches on three significant parts of believing in and following Christ: the truth, the life, and the way. Through the Christian faith, we strive to become more like him.