Sermons by Washington National Cathedral

April 18, 2021: Sermon by the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith

“Resurrection is real. It can happen for all of us, not once, but over and over. Not only after we die, but in this life as well.”

Dean Randy Hollerith preached on the resurrection yesterday. Resurrection isn’t a sign of spiritual purity. It’s coupled with our pain and our wounds. Even our brokenness has a place in the resurrected life.

April 11, 2021: Sermon by the Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope

Provost Jan Naylor Cope preached at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on April 11, 2021, the Second Sunday of Easter.

April 4, 2021: Sermon by the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

"Given all that you are holding in your heart right now and all that is happening in our world, it might help to know, or remember, that resurrection is a process, not an event, and it begins while it is still dark."

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde preached on Easter Sunday, reminding us all of the communal nature of the resurrection.

April 2, 2021: Sermon by the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith

Dean Randy Hollerith preached on Good Friday.

April 1, 2021: Sermon by the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan

Canon for Worship Rosemarie Logan Duncan preached on Maundy Thursday.

March 21, 2021: Sermon by the Right Rev. C. Andrew Doyle

"The cross of Christ does not allow the Christian to dismiss the exile in each other."

 

We were thrilled to welcome the Right Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas, to preach on Sunday! Bishop Doyle's ministry is focused on service, evangelism and reconciliation.

March 14, 2021: Sermon by the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan

“If we want to live into the life God promises for us, then we need to look at our lives directly, seeing the good and bad - the pain and the hope mingled together.”

 

The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan preached this week on work we still need to do these last few weeks of Lent. Accepting God’s love for us is part of the Lenten journey.

March 7, 2021: Sermon by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

“Christian teaching need not maligned Jewish tradition in order to make Jesus look good. I'm a Jew. I don't worship Jesus as lord and savior, but I have spent my life studying him and being inspired by him and learning from him."

We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as our preacher yesterday. Her sermon encouraged us to question our views of the lectionary and what role the New Testament plays in our understanding of Judaism.

February 28, 2021: Sermon by the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith

“Jesus’ suffering and death were not the price to be paid for the forgiveness of sins. They were the cost of love.”

On February 28, Dean Randy Hollerith preached, giving thanks for the work of historically black colleges and universities, and remembering the individuals who fought for justice, not through violence, but through love.

February 21, 2021: Sermon by Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

“It is my inability to say no to me that gets in the way of me saying yes to God. It's my agenda. It's my way. It's my policy. It’s my thoughts over the one whose ways are not our ways and whose thoughts are not like our thoughts.”

 

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie preached on February 21, encouraging us to say an enthusiastic “Yes!” to God.