Cathedral Church of the Advent

Epiphany; Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12  UNEDITED In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.  Amen. I received an email from a parishioner who said, “I’m almost relieved The Birmingham News isn’t delivered every day anymore. I used to read almost every article, but you know the older I […]

Year C, Christmas Day, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 52 UNEDITED   Merry Christmas! By now, we have all hung decorations,      enjoyed roasts,                   sung carols,       probably opened some presents if not all…    and there will be more merry making to come, I know. The stress of planning and shopping and baking and doing […]

[The Nativity, John Singleton Copley, circa 1777] Year C, Christmas Eve, Luke 2:1-20 UNEDITED In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. It may not be going to far to say that Christmas has always been an extremely difficult time of the year to preach the gospel.  And that […]