Contemplative Episcopalian

A parable which seeks to cut to the heart of the Gospel reading this the upcoming Sunday.

A mini homily (a parable) intended to open the heart and the mind not just to the Gospel reading’s meaning, but to the Kingdom of God all around you.

A homily reflecting on one priest’s journey out of the dark night of the soul.

A homily delivered by Deacon Gregg Schneider, reflecting on Jesus’ story about the Good Shepherd, and how this story connects to ecological justice.

Something Fr TJ wrote up for the people of St Paul’s during the Covid-19 crises.

A homily delivered by Meg Trimm on how the story of the Road to Emmaus speaks to our pain and our experience of God today.

A homily reflecting on the road to Emmaus story, and what that story has to teach is about nondual consciousness.

A homily delivered on April 19, 2020 (for Easter 2).

A homily written for Good Friday

A homily written for Palm Sunday.

A sermon delivered on March 29, 2020, diving into the dynamics of contemplative transformation.

We share with you the greatest sermon ever written: Saint John Chrysostom’s Easter Homily. Oh, and Fr TJ says a few things too.

Due to the COVID-19 virus we have decided to include morning prayer into this podcast. This way people at home can still pray with is and hear all of the readings. The homily for this morning is simply titled: The Samaritan Woman.

Fr TJ shares with you the notes from a project he took on while in seminary. He had the opportunity to ‘intern’ at New Camaldoli Hermitage for the summer in 2017. The focal point of this project was learning how to apply contemplative prayer on a parish level. In essence, he wanted to learn how the monastic way of life can influence and revitalize parish life.

A homily delivered in the second Sunday of Lent, 2020. Fr TJ shares his family’s story of their sense of call and reflects on Abraham’s sense of call.

A homily for the first Sunday of Lent, reflecting on the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. The point of the story is not that Jesus is pious in The face of temptation in a way that we are not. The point is that Jesus rules the world in a way that human history has never known before.

A homily delivered by Rev. Gregg Schneider on the 5th Sunday after Epiphany, reflecting on the church’s vocation in this world.

A homily reflecting on spiritual transformation and what role the Eucharist plays in that.

Paul’s reflections on how we project our own subconsciousness onto political and social situations. If we want to heal the division in our world, we must first heal the division within ourselves.

A sermon delivered on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul

A homily reflecting on the foundational elements for a vibrant and healthy spiritual life.

A homily reflecting on the Gospel from Epiphany 1, and wrestling with the question of why anyone would want to go to church at all in our era. Why not just give up on Christianity?

A homily delivered by Meg Trimm on Epiphany Sunday, 2020.

A homily for Christmas Day.

A Christmas Eve homily reflecting on how Christmas impacts our notion of faith.