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  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018

    Thursday, 31st May 2018

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018: Might it have been said to Jesus, "Wonderful, Master, but what does it mean?" There is a story about the composer Robert Schumann..

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019

    Sunday, 2nd June 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday of Easter 2019: What does it mean to believe in the resurrection when there are no more resurrection appearances? Ascension Day passes, Pentecost.

  • Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 2022

    Sunday, 16th October 2022

    Sermon given at Holy Communion on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 2022: What does it mean to talk about being dedicated today? The 13 October 1269—two coffins lay side by.

  • Advent II: What are we hoping for?

    Sunday, 7th December 2025

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, talks about the traditional themes of Advent and how Isaiah helps us identify our hopes for God's future.

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  • Monarchs: What is the Coronation Regalia?

  • Monarchs: What happens in a coronation?

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    There are many parts of the Abbey you’ll want to see when you visit. Explore the most popular spots to find out which interests you.

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  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019

    Sunday, 22nd September 2019

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: What is money for? Over the last four years or so, I’ve been taking Holy Communion to someone who was.

  • Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018

    Sunday, 2nd September 2018

    Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2018: What is true religion? What does the Lord really require? So ‘give heed to the statutes, ordinances, laws, I am.

  • Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist

    Saturday, 4th May 2019

    Into this great Abbey church - burial site of kings, the place of coronations - we have just carried a penniless peasant girl from Nazareth.

    Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

    Sunday, 9th October 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: What do you want? I would like to begin by asking you a question. My question is this: What.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2021

    Sunday, 19th December 2021

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2021: What is hope, and what do we hope for? Advent is often described as a season of hope. But what is.

  • Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2026

    Sunday, 18th January 2026

    What are we looking for?

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Lent 2022

    Sunday, 13th February 2022

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Lent 2022: “What will you be satisfied with?” Last year was the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Florentine.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Advent 2024

    Sunday, 8th December 2024

    What is the spirit of this Advent season?

  • Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020

    Sunday, 13th December 2020

    Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Advent 2020: Putting right what was wrong. Ten years ago, I was appointed Dean of Bristol.  A friend sent me a.

  • Sermon preached at Evensong on the Tenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

    Sunday, 4th August 2024

    For millennia, humans have burrowed deep, searching for what is useful, beautiful, valuable, and meaningful.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022

    Sunday, 20th February 2022

    Sermon given at Evensong on the Second Sunday before Lent 2022: To begin to understand the present precarious situation in Ukraine we first need to understand what has happened in the past..

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