Sermon, 3e dimanche après la Pentecôte | Pentecost III

IIIème dimanche après la Pentecôte   14 juin 2026   Genèse 18:1-15, 21:1-7 Romains 5:1-8 Matthieu 9:35-10:9-23 Après leur avoir communiqué son pouvoir, Jésus, nous venons de l’entendre, envoie ses douze disciples en des termes qui vous ont peut-être semblés peu charitables : « Évitez les régions où habitent les personnes qui ne sont pas Juives…

Sermon, dimanche de la Trinitié | Trinity Sunday

Trinity SundayMay 31, 2026Genesis 1:1-2:4   II Corinthians 13:11-13  Matthew 28:16-20 Our Gospel reading today brings us to the very end of the book of Matthew. Just before this passage, an angel and then Jesus himself appeared to the women near the empty tomb on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Jesus repeated the message the angel…

Sermon, l’Ascension | Ascension

Ascension (transferred)May 17, 2026Acts 1:1-11 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Luke 24:44-53 Popular wisdom is full of proverbs and stories warning us against looking back, or dwelling on past realities. In French, we say that there is no point in “stirring up the past.” Let bygones be bygones. In the Old Testament, you may remember the…

Sermon, 5e dimanche de Pâques | Easter V

Easter VMay 3, 2026Acts 7:55-60      I Peter 2:19-25     John 10:1-10 Our little community has lived in many “dwellings” in New York since the first communion service in French in 1628. None of these buildings survived New York’s urban development or the demographics tides of our congregation. In fact, we have already…

Sermon | Vendredi saint | Good Friday

Good Friday 2026 I believe that all forms of violence have something in common. Violence abuses and impoverishes speech; it renders it univocal. Every form of violence lacks nuance, depth, complexity, and humanity. Violence does not dialogue; it is monolingual. There is no alternative. There is no link or consequence leading from one word to…