Sermons & Speaker Series

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost by the Rev. Robert Fisher.

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost by the Rev. Savannah Ponder.

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

Sermon for Trinity Sunday by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

Susan Glasser and Peter Baker spoke on The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James Baker III. Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, responsible for reporting on President Biden, the fifth president he has covered. He previously wrote about Presidents Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama for The Times and Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush for Th...

Sermon for the Day of Pentecost by the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Diocese of Washington.

Sermon for Ascension Sunday by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter by the Rev. William Morris.

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter by the Rev. Savannah Ponder.

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter by the Rev. Savannah Ponder

Sermon for Easter Day by the Rev. Rob Fisher

Sermon for Good Friday by the Rev. Will Morris.

How might a regular practice of silence open us up to a deep trust in the midst of our human joy and pain? What kind of people might we become in silence? Tune in this week for the last Lenten Holy Habits podcast and hear how the Rev. Yolanda Rolle has been invited to meet God afresh through the practice of silence. The Rev. Yolanda Rolle, PhD. serves as the Episcopal/Anglican Chaplain to Howard U...

Sermon for Maundy Thursday by the Rev. Savannah Ponder

Sermon for Palm Sunday by the Rev. Rob Fisher.

How might we encounter the Living Christ through images? What does it mean to awaken the desire to be with God? Tune in this week to learn more and hear how the Rev. Dr. Sam Dessórdi Leite has grown in trust and communion with God and others through praying with icons. The Rev. Sam Dessórdi Peres Leite is an Episcopal priest and icon writer. Originally ordained in the Episcopal Anglican Church of...

Sarah Stewart Johnson, Associate Professor at Georgetown University. Her lab focuses on detecting biosignatures, or traces of life, and is involved with analyzing data from current spacecraft and devising new techniques for future missions. She has worked on NASA’s Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity Rovers. She is also a visiting scientist with the Planetary Environments Lab at NASA’s Goddard Spac...

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Liberating Contrition) by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Desire Sweeter than Honey: Studying the Bible with Dr. Stephen L. Cook How can we grow in the virtues of patience and humility through learning to engage the Bible prayerfully? What might one need to start a practice of regular study? Tune in this week to learn more and hear how Dr. Stephen Cook has been drawn into the vulnerability of God through the Holy Scriptures. The High Council by Wolfgang...

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Edward Watts, Chair and Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego.

Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Holy Habits Podcast - March 6, 2021 How might we let go of the need to be endlessly productive? What do we learn of who God is in exercising our own creativity? Tune in for the third Lenten Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how the Rev. Emily Griffin has experienced walking with God anew through play. The Rev. Emily Griffin serves as Associate Rector at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Was...