Sermons & Speaker Series

Sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany Sunday by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Christmas by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Holy Habits Podcast - Savoring Consecrated Time: Keeping the Sabbath with the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen What does it mean to truly rest? How can a regular practice of keeping the sabbath give us a disposition of gratitude and wonder? Tune in for the fifth episode of the Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how Bishop Knudsen has experienced the Word made flesh in daily life through the practi...

Sermon for Christmas Day by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for Christmas Eve (Festival of Lessons and Carols) by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Holy Habits Podcast - Finding Hope through Connection: Welcoming Strangers with Jess Sanchez At times when God feels distant, how can we meet God in the faces of strangers? What does prayer in action look like? Tune in for the fourth Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how Jess Sanchez has been drawn into connection through the practice of Welcoming Strangers. Click here for more info on ou...

What does it mean to know God in the silences and empty spaces? How can we become more present in our everyday lives? Tune in for the third Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how Thom Sinclair has been drawn into God's abiding presence through the practice of Centering Prayer. Zoom info for Centering Prayer, Wednesdays at 7:30 am: https://stjohns-dc.org/welcome-to-saint-johns-church/online...

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent by St. John's, Lafayette Square

How can paying careful attention to our lives open us up to discern where God is at work? Where can we find space to meet a God who is both beyond us and very close to us? Tune in for the second Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how the Rev. Will Morris has become more attuned to the presence of God, self, and others through praying the Examen. Examen apps: https://www.theprodigalfather.o...

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Holy Habits Podcast: How do you create sanctuary in a moment, especially in this present moment when the physical spaces that help us do so are often just out of reach? Tune in for the first Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how the Rev. Rob Fisher has encountered prayer and scripture afresh through the ancient practices of praying the Daily Office and reading scripture with a Lectio Divi...

Keep Vigil (Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent) by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for Thanksgiving Day by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for Christ the King Sunday by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Eric Liu, co-founder and CEO of Citizen University.

Katharine Hayhoe, an eminent atmospheric scientist.

Victoria Arbiter, CNN Royal Commentator.

Jim Tankersley, economic and tax policy reporter for the New York Times.

Sermon for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for All Saints' Day by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Election 2020 by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost by St. John's, Lafayette Square