Monthly Archives: December 2024

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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Requiem for a Dream

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

The EU is is dying as people mostly die, slowly and little by little, a cancelled election, an exiting member, some reimposed border controls… Continue reading →

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The End of Our Era?: Sermon Preached on 8th December 2024 (Second Sunday of Advent)

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

We are living at the end of an era, something that always brings chaos in its wake. Yet all this feels a relief as much as a source of fear. Continue reading →

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The Advent of a Journey: Sermon Preached on 1st December 2024 (Advent Sunday)

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Gerry Lynch

One distinct thing about Luke’s Gospel is the way it presents our lives as a grand journey. Continue reading →

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