The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

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The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

Living in Love

Excerpted from the Rector’s Annual Parish Address on Sat., Feb. 8: Think of our being-in-love as a “first fruit” devotion:

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The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

Sermon: Postcards From The Edge

Whatever their social or emotional or partisan track, I recognize these postcards from the edge of a new political season will not be entirely untrue. Yet, I also know those posts will not tell the whole story…

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The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

Sermon: The Eternity Of A Moment

Sharing in the eternity of the Eucharistic table, we stand and kneel with all those who have done the same before us and alongside us – we ‘actualize’ the past in a way that opens new possibilities in our present.

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The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

Sermon: Both Sides, Now

We can still claim our share in her resilience – a defiant optimism, a hope like steel – when she sings from her throne: ‘Well, something’s lost, but something’s gained, in living every day’

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The Rev. Morgan S. Allen

Sermon: I Believe in a Path

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds found me during my senior year of high school. Over the years, I have loyally brought Cave’s long-players to my home stereo [some more than once, given my weakness for re-issues and re-masters and deluxe editions]. During one tide of the pandemic, I took a months-long deep-dive into his expansive catalogue. Through all the stylistic turns and strange characters, “Into My Arms” – from 1997’s, The Boatman’s Call – has remained a favorite for both its reassurances and its challenges. I mean, a pop song that begins with a demanding theological claim? You had me at hello, Mr. Cave.

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