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Beloved - No Exceptions
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The Rev. Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA The Second Sunday After Christmas, 11a Eucharist Sunday January 4th, 2025 Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84:1-8 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Matthew 2:1-12
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The Rev. Joe C. Williams, Succentor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA Sunday, December 28th, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 137:13-21 Galations 3:23-25, 4:4-7 John 1:1-18
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The Rev. Canon Mary Carter Greene, Canon Pastor Grace Cathedral San Francisco, CA December 25th, 2025 11 a.m. Eucharist Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98 Hebrews 1:1-12 John 1:1-14
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Are we living in a computer simulation, or are our lives more meaningful? In this Christmas Eve sermon from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Malcolm Clemens Young explores how the Christmas story offers a powerful counter-narrative to our technological age. Drawing on philosophy, literature, and personal experience, this sermon addresses: The difference between digital consciousness and embodied spirituality How God speaks through silence, ordinary moments, and even tragedy Finding meaning beyond the "American dream" narrative Experiencing God's presence rather than just proving God's...
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Malcolm Clemens Young reflects on Christian waiting as both a spiritual practice and a lived experience. Through the story of his lifelong friend Nick Haan—an adventurer, humanitarian, and creator of the global IPC famine-measurement system—Young illustrates how longing, loss, hope, and purpose shape our journey toward God. He weaves theology, personal narrative, and cultural observation to show that purification by love is central to life in this sacred “in-between” time. Ultimately, this Advent sermon invites listeners to recognize what holds them back from living fully as God’s...
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Discover what Jesus really teaches about life after death through a deeply personal story about loss and hope. In this moving All Souls Day sermon from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, Dean Malcolm Clemens Young shares the story of his beloved dog Poppy's peaceful death and explores Jesus' profound answer to the Sadducees' question about resurrection.
What You'll Discover:
✅ The story of Poppy's last walk and what it teaches about grief and loss
✅ Why the Sadducees tried to trap Jesus with their question about marriage and resurrection
✅ What "Levirate marriage" reveals about ancient strategies for dealing with death
✅ Jesus' response: why human conventions don't apply in the age to come
✅ The meaning of being "like the angels" and "children of God"
✅ How God's kingdom is already here, even amid our grief
✅ A beautiful vision of what awaits those we love (including our pets)
This message offers comfort for anyone grieving a loss or wondering what happens after we die.
About This Sermon:
Preached: November 9, 2025
Location: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California
Service: All Souls Requiem, 11 am. Eucharist with Mozart Requiem
Series: Proper 27C Scripture: Job 19:23-27a, Luke 20:27-38
Preacher: Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean
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