Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Mary

Mary Knew God

Sermon | August 16, 2026

Click here to watch the sermon in full. I have often wondered how Mary could sing these words: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Mary sings these words as a young virgin who is pregnant with the Son of God. I think if I am being honest, if

Be Like Mary

Sermon | August 14, 2022

In many families, mine included, there are names that are passed down from generation to generation. In my family that name is Mary Elizabeth. On my father’s side his mother and his father’s sister were both named Mary Elizabeth. My mother’s sister and her maternal grandmother were also named Mary Elizabeth. Even my own sister

The Visitation, the Magnificat

Sermon | December 19, 2021

Good morning. My name is Susan Pitchford, and I am Epiphany’s “Off-site Anchorite.” It’s a deliberately absurd title, but essentially I’m here to support the spiritual formation of members of the parish. If you’d like to know more, let’s talk. Advent is the time when we’re supposed to be waiting in quiet expectation, right? I

Feast of the Virgin Mary

Sermon | August 15, 2021

I’ve had Mary on my mind recently. I’ve been reading a book by Hans Urs von Balthazar titled Prayer. He was a Swiss theologian, who trained as a Jesuit priest, but left the order to be a more active in the world, and yet, also continuing to be a person who lived a life of

Hope in a Time of COVID

Sermon | December 24, 2020

Merry Christmas. Tonight, I am going to preach about hope, the hope we experience through the birth of Jesus. It is a good time to talk of hope. We are in a moment that feels hopeful, doesn’t it? We are like that dove perched on the widow of Noah’s ark, poised, ready to flap back

Let it Be

Sermon | December 20, 2020

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! One of the things I most appreciate about our God is that God, my creator, really loves the real “me.” God is a down-to-earth, lover of all humanity and creation kind of God, who, even though I have spent years trying to live up to my idea of what