Sermons & Speaker Series

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

Holy Habits Podcast - February 27, 2021 What could enable us to reckon with the regrets in our lives without shame? How might tending to our shadow sides lead to embracing God’s mercy and compassion? Tune in for the second Lenten Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how the Rev. Martin L. Smith has experienced the grief that makes joyful in the sacrament of reconciliation. The Rev. Martin L....

Elizabeth Varon, American historian and Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia. She spoke on Andrew Johnson's impeachment and the legacy of the Civil War.

Howard Means, Author of The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That Changed the Nation. He spoke on his book and the Andrew Johnson presidency.

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

Holy Habits Podcast - February 20, 2021 How could reorienting our routines allow us to welcome more of God's overflowing love? What role does the practice of fasting play, even in times of extraordinary loss? Tune in for the first Lenten Holy Habits podcast to learn more and hear how Chanta Bhan has experienced fasting as a way to receive God's grace. M. Chanta Bhan serves as the Associate for Mis...

Sermon for Ash Wednesday by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by St. John's, Lafayette Square

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany – Knowledge Puffs, Love Builds. by St. John's, Lafayette Square

James Lewis, Kalamazoo College History Professor.

Sermon for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany by St. John's, Lafayette Square

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

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