Sermons from Grace Cathedral

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc Handley Andrus

The Rev. John Dear

The Rev. John Dear is an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. The author of forty books, including They Will Inherit the Earth and Lazarus, Come Forth! , Father John is founder and director of The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus , where he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peac...

The Rev. Dr. Laurie Garrett-Cobbina

The Rev. Dr. Laurie Garrett-Cobbina Dean of the San Francisco Theological Seminary, Shaw Chair for CPE Program, and Professor of Pastoral Care and Education at San Francisco Theological Seminary/University of Redlands, San Anselmo, CA. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King legacy we gather to celebrate today matters. Just as Jesus revealed the power and glory of God through how he acted, what he said, who he befriended, who he included, Martin Luther King’s prophetic ministry reveals something powerfu...

In the Beginning

The Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi

The First Sunday After Christmas Day: Isaiah 61:10—62:3 Psalm 147:13-21 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Scriptural references to light, are about God-given wisdom and insight. They are about fearless searching for truth, about self-knowledge, unveiling what is hidden, and brightening the shadows. This is the light to which we are all end. Holding that commission and understanding tenderly, I need to now turn to the shadow cast by the Israel-Gaza war, and our own call to witness to light in ...