Episcopal Church Of The Holy Communion University City

This year, this Ash Wednesday, I find myself meditating on the question of presence: How are we present to one-another? How are we present to ourselves? How is God present to us?

This is a time for extraordinary love, for extraordinary work, for extraordinary faith. This is a time for extra-ordinary churches to work to proclaim God’s love in this world.

Our rector leads an adult forum exploring the encounter of Christianity and Hindu Advaita Vendanta spirituality. What does it mean for Christianity to encounter a tradition that is more a "way of life" than a "set of beliefs."

God has a stake in our history, and God has dreams for our future. God is with us. God uses the bones of the faithful to work miracles, to set people free.

The Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders preaches on Jesus' sermon on the plain: "Blessed are the Poor"

The Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders of Eden Seminary speaks about James Cone and the history and development of Black Theology in America.

God invites us at this time, in this place to continue to serve as a parable, a sign of God’s Welcome, of God’s embrace of Diversity, a sign of the Beloved Community God envisions for this world. Jesus is already out there ahead of us, Holy Communion. He’s already passed through the crowd. We have the potential to keep following Christ’s way. Thank you for continuing to allow me the privilege of walking with you.

Audio from our Annual Meeting of 2019

The Rev. Marc Smith preaches on Jesus' identity.

The Rev. Beth Scriven preaches a sermon entitled "We See What We Are Prepared To See"

Our rector preaches about our relationship with water, terror and thirst. Is baptism dangerous?

Our rector preaches on the feast of the Epiphany: What makes a person wise?

This hymn from John, the first verses of the Gospel’s first chapter, take the specific event of Jesus’ birth and plays out the truly universal questions.

The Christmas story invites us, again, to know that God's story is our story. God did not come with great might. God didn’t raise an army. God simply broke in, and asked to be held, to be nurtured.

I think we need to spend some time with Mary, the real Mary, because she helps us understand what it means to be a person of faith in a dark time.

Our rector preaches the third in a four part Advent sermon series on hope. Today he argues, we need more religious radicals in our world.

The Rev. Marc Smith continues his forum series on the culture of violence.

This Advent, could John the bedraggled saint point us to a better way? Can we let the recovering addicts, those who have done the work and kept coming back, can we let them be our guides? Can we trust even the unexpected signs? They point toward the inexact work of setting our hope beyond ourselves.

Alex Stefaniak and Eliana Haig are back to talk about Christmas music.

Advent is an invitation to hope. We learn quickly from Jesus that hope is not something light and fluffy. Hope takes grit. Hope means taking risks. Hope means leaning into conflict, and living with the complexity, not settling for easy answers.