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Sermons from Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC
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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like…”
2020 may not look much like the Kingdom of Heaven, but we’ve survived challenging times before. Provost Jan Naylor Cope hopes that, “when generations after us look back, they will see how we met the moment – loving God and loving our neighbor.”
Sermon date: September 20, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
“God forgives you and me for every wrong we have ever done in life. God does so freely and extravagantly. But in return, God expects…that we do our very best to forgive others, not once, not twice, but endlessly.”
Dean Randy Hollerith preached on Sunday, reminding us that forgiveness takes time and effort. As hard as it may be, forgiveness allows us to recognize the humanity in ourselves and others.
Sermon date: September 13, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
“To say that America’s soul is diseased is not to criticize the mighty nation. It is to call the might nation…and say that we must account and that we must, in this generation, meet the challenges of these times.”
Marc Morial, President and CEO of National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, preached on Sunday about the pandemics of racism, economic inequality, COVID-19, and the fracturing of the American spirit.
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
"This is it. This is the touchstone, the foundation, the point of it all: Jesus loves you, unconditionally and completely. Jesus loves all whom you love; all whom you struggle to love; all whom you would name as your enemy or consider you one. Jesus loves and calls us to love."
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde preached on Sunday and asked, in these difficult times, how do we show love?
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
“Who do you say I am?”
There’s no escaping the question – who we say Jesus is matters, especially as we continue to confront institutionalized racism and the spread of COVID-19. In her sermon on Sunday, the Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan explained that, “at some point, the question of who Jesus is becomes personal.”
Sermon date: August 23, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
The Rev. Canon Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Cathedral Canon Missioner, reminded us that "faith is more of a verb than it is a noun" in yesterday's sermon. Hear his message about faith and action.
Sermon date: August 16, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
“We need one another to help us recognize encounters with God.”
The Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, ThD, Dean and President of Seminary of the Southwest, preached on community, faith and fear this Sunday.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
What is the kingdom of heaven like?
“The kingdom is not the merchant or the pearl. It's finding something so amazing and unexpected that you do everything in your power to obtain it.”
The Rev. Canon Dana Colley Corsello preached on Sunday, reminding us that God’s kingdom is a gift and a source of divine grace.
Sermon date: July 26, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
“It no longer works. It’s no longer enough for people of good will to stand silent, to not stand up, to not act, to not be heard. John Lewis taught us that when we see something that is not right, not fair, not just, we have a moral obligation to do something about this.”
The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope preached on Sunday, reminding us of the work we still have to do and encouraging us to look for hope.
Sermon date: July 19, 2020