Sermon Archive

The following are sermons given at The Episcopal Church at Princeton University in the University Chapel by the Chaplain (unless otherwise noted). The Scripture readings for the week in which a sermon was preached is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each sermon and we encourage you to read these passages before you read the sermon since the sermon usually treats a theme in one or more of the lessons. Reading the lessons along with the sermons is also a great way to study the Bible on your own. To find the Scripture readings, with commentaries, click here or here. Other documents of interest are also included at the bottom of the page.

Sermons

• Asking for More with Our Mouths Full
• Stumbling
• Divorce East of Eden
• Jesus' Way of Serving
• Whither Servant Leadership?
• Inwardly Digesting God's Word
• Virtues for a University Ministry (Ordination Sermon by The Rev. Dr. John Koenig)
• Prefer the Poor!
• Glimpsing God out of the Corner of Your Eye
• Christ is Risen! Really??
• Slave or Beloved Brother?: A Clear Choice
• Homily Given at a Holy Eucharist in Memory of the Victims of Terror
• Increase our Faith, Oh Lord!
• My Fellow Aliens!
• Saints Without Names (All Saints' Sunday 2001)
• Whatever Happened to Sin?
• I Have Seen the Lord!
• Branches and Vines
• The Challenge of Pentecost
• It's a Mystery: Reflections on the Trinity
• Choose Life! A Farewell Sermon to the Class of 2002
• Forgiving as we are Forgiven
• Becoming Who You Already Are (The Rev. Mary Hadad, March 2, 2003)
• Impossible Possibilities (Easter 2003)
• "Holy Father, protect them in your name..." A Farewell Sermon to the Class of 2003
• Pleasure, Happiness, and the Cross of Christ
• "All Shall be Well" (All Saints' Sunday 2003)
• Justice and Peace - A Sermon given by Lord Carey of Clifton, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury
• The Son, the Father, and the Brother - A Sermon on Luke 15:11-32
• Hello, I Must be Going
• Your Hair is on Fire! A Farewell Sermon to the Class of 2004 on the Day of Pentecost
• Holey Nets and Holiness (All Saints' Sunday 2004)
• Can you get saved in the Episcopal Church? (Advent I 2004)
• Problems and Solutions: Christians, War, and Peace
• Trusting Your Way to Holiness (Lent IA, 2005)
• Jesus - The Gateway to Abundant Life (Easter 4A)
• Thank God for "Newman's Day"
• Evangelical Imperative or Heretical Imperative? (Homily given by The Rev. Joan E. Fleming on the Feast Day of Jackson Kemper, May 25, 2005)
• How Anglicans 'Read, Mark, and Inwardly Digest' (Given by The Rev. Joan E. Fleming November 13, 2005)
• Life and Death and their Meaning (Lent VB, 2006)
• Good News to the Poor, Wherever They May Be (January 1, 2007)
• Jesus' Temptations and Our Own (Given by The Rev. Joan E. Fleming Lent I, 2007)
• Watching at a Distance (Palm Sunday, 2007)
• God's Yellow Box (Easter, 2007)
• Extraordinary Time (Given by The Rev. Joan E. Fleming Easter 2, 2007)
• The Next Big Thing? (Given by The Rev. Joan E. Fleming Easter 5, 2007)
• Jesus Was an Outlaw (Easter 6C, 2007)
• God's Main Thing (Easter 7C, 2007)
• Life and Love Redefined (Good Friday, 2008)

Sermons Given by Seniors and Alumni

• Lent for Dummies (Christopher S. Wendell '03, March 5, 2003)
• Freely Given – To Give us Freedom (Kristen Bethke '03, March 30, 2003)
• Continuing in that Holy Fellowship (Amanda Neely '03, May 11, 2003)
• We Will Never Be Snatched from His Hands (Katharine P. Roberts '04, May 2, 2004)
• Donning your Garments of Faith (Christopher S. Wendell '03, May 9, 2004)
• Tests (Thomas N. Brown '07, March 11, 2007)
• In His Word Is My Hope (Emily Garcia '10, March 9, 2008)
• The Voice Of The Shepherd (Laura Johnson '09, April 13, 2008)

Other Interesting Information

• Islam versus the West: Challenges Facing the Human Family - An address given by Lord Carey of Clifton, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury at Princeton University, November 10, 2003
• Pastoral letter on war, peace and hope
• Eulogy for Christen
• Conversations with a Muslim friend, by Paul Heck, Ph.D.
• Notes from a Day at Ground Zero
• Introduction to Islam