All Souls Parish Sermons episodes:

• April 20, 2025The Great Vigil of Easter

  The Rev. Emily Boring

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• April 19, 2025Good Friday

  The Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson

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• April 18, 2025Maundy Thursday

  Emily Hansen Curran

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• April 14, 2025Palm Sunday

  The Rev. Emily Boring

  Palm Sunday is a story of contrast: Jesus enters Jerusalem in humility

  while worldly power enters in might. The Rev. Emily ties this contrast to

  modern protests and personal grief, reminding us that love often leads us

  through pain, not around it. God doesn’t shield us from suffering but

  journeys with us in it.

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• April 13, 2025Palm Sunday

  The Rev. Emily Boring

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• April 07, 2025The Fifth Sunday in Lent

  The Rev. Phil Brochard

  The sermon contrasts two moments of radical love: Mary anointing Jesus's

  feet with perfume before his death, and EPA retirees showing up with coffee

  and comfort for current employees during a time of deep despair. Both

  acts—though they don’t change the larger crisis—carry immense emotional and

  spiritual weight. The message emphasizes how extravagant, seemingly small

  acts of love can leave lasting, healing impact, even in times of fear and

  uncertainty.

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• April 01, 2025The Fourth Sunday in Lent

  The Rev. Marguerite Judson

  The sermon re-examines the Parable of the Prodigal Son, suggesting it

  should instead be called the Parable of the Prodigal Father's Love. Using

  insights from Rev. Dona Naveen Saws, the preacher shows how, in a

  shame-honor culture, the father's actions break social norms to offer

  forgiveness and restoration. The story, paired with the parables of the

  lost sheep and lost coin, reveals God's joy when anyone returns to love,

  regardless of past failures. The elder brother represents those who, like

  many today, try to earn love instead of accepting it freely. The sermon

  invites listeners to accept and extend this unconditional love to build

  healing and community

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• March 23, 2025the Third Sunday in Lent

  The Rev. Phil Brochard

  In her farewell sermon last week, Emily Hansen Curran shared a personal

  transformation from culture-war Christianity to a love-centered faith,

  which deeply moved her father, Randy. He responded by publicly confessing

  his own past rigidity and thanking the church for helping him rediscover

  love and grace. Their story of reconciliation paralleled Jesus’ parable of

  the barren fig tree, reminding the congregation of the importance of

  nurturing relationships, not cutting them off. The sermon calls for patient

  love over certainty and judgment, affirming that fruit can still be born in

  the most unlikely soil.

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• March 16, 2025the Second Sunday in Lent

  Emily Hansen Curran

  The speaker confesses their past as a devoted Republican, raised to believe

  in a Christian culture war. Over time, they realized that political

  victories do not equate to living out Christianity. Instead of seeking

  power, they argue, believers should follow Jesus' example of love and

  service. Drawing from scripture, they emphasize that Christian citizenship

  is in heaven, not in earthly political struggles. They challenge the

  audience to replace a mindset of "winning" with one of love, justice, and

  humility, cautioning against the dangers of prioritizing dominance over

  discipleship.

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• March 09, 2025the First Sunday in Lent

  the Rev. Phil Brochard

  The speaker recalls a fear they had 25 years ago about losing themselves in

  New York City while attending seminary. Looking back, they realize that

  their time there—especially during 9/11—tested and shaped them. This

  connects to Deuteronomy, where the Israelites preserve their identity

  through remembrance and action. Likewise, during Lent, Jesus is tested in

  the wilderness, refusing to use power for personal gain but staying

  connected to God and humanity. We, too, face tests in daily life, sometimes

  failing. Lent reminds us to turn back, reclaim who we are, and take

  action—feeding neighbors, sharing power, and standing with others in times

  of crisis.

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