The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 15, 2019 Luke 15:1-10 Tucked along the Charles River in Boston, next to Harvard University, is a little monastery. It’s the oldest, and probably the most famous of the monasteries in the Episcopal Church, called “The Society of Saint John the Evangelist.” The monks there live Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019 Acts 16:9-15 It was one of those sweltering, muggy, summer days in Arlington, Virginia. My sister was working for a congressman in D.C. and I had gone to visit her and to be a tourist. As we made our way through Arlington National Cemetery Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Fourth Sunday of Easter May 12, 2019 Revelation 7:9-17 The Temple in Jerusalem stood for centuries. The first Temple, the Temple of Solomon, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Its successor, the second Temple, the one Jesus would have known, paled in comparison to the first, but Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019 Revelation 5:11-14 I had only lived in Washington, D.C. for a few months at the time, so I wasn’t quite used to it. I was walking through Georgetown when suddenly, there was a cavalcade of sirens. Turning around, I saw a caravan of big, Read more

The Rev. Jimmy Abbott Easter Day April 21, 2019 John 20:1-18 On Monday, the Cathedral burned. I’ve never been to Paris, but I know about Notre Dame. Gothic cathedral. Rose window. Gargoyles. Quasimodo. But that day we saw an icon of history and history itself burning away. Against the backdrop of smoke and flames, all Read more