Category Archives: sermon

Faith in a Geopolitical Wilderness: Sermon Preached on 9th March 2025 (First Sunday in Lent)

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

In the geopolitical wilderness of 2025, we can live in terror of death or we can learn to trust God. Continue reading →

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Mercy Transcends Justice: Sermon Preached on 5th March 2025 (Ash Wednesday)

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

The Church puts enormous effort into seeking justice; but justice without mercy can be cold and cruel. Seek mercy, which transcends justice. Continue reading →

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We Need Visions: Sermon Preached on 23rd February 2025 (Second Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

If we dismiss visions of heaven, what is left to inspire us when our dreams of making a better world fall apart? Continue reading →

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A Faith for this World?: Sermon Preached on 16th February 2025 (Third Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. Continue reading →

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The Times Are Changing: Sermon Preached on 9th February 2025 (Fourth Sunday before Lent)

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

When you lose your illusions about this world, you might find all you dared hope about the world to come is true. Continue reading →

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Never Mind the Bishops!: Sermon Preached on Candlemas (Sunday 2nd February 2025)

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Gerry Lynch

Renewal is unlikely to come from the top of the Church. Good leaders will almost certainly emerge as a result of renewal at the grassroots, not the other way round. Continue reading →

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You Couldn’t Make It Up: Sermon Preached on 25th December 2024 (Christmas Day)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Imagine an obviously pregnant woman walked into your local and said she was still a virgin – she’d just been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. Continue reading →

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True Light and Deep Darkness: Sermon Preached on 24th December 2024 (Midnight Mass)

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We live in a society surrounded by all sorts of light we have generated ourselves. But our souls are as dark as they ever have been. Continue reading →

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Duty: Sermon Preached on 22nd December 2024 (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Duty is a very unfashionable idea, but no society can function well without it, and in performing our duties we touch God’s nature. Continue reading →

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You Brood of Vipers!: Sermon Preached on 15th December 2024 (Third Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

Are you a viper? Have you, in the course of this year, exhibited any snake-like characteristics? Continue reading →

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