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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastOil in the Lamps
OpeningMay I speak now in the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Amen.Please sit down.A Christian View of the End of the WorldWell, all three of our…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Saints Can Help You
Why All This Stuff About Mary and the Saints?When new people visit this church, they sometimes have a question. It is a question that comes up quite…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Two Commandments That Sum Up Everything
OpeningWell, we have some wonderful Scriptures today, but I would like to make some comments on only the first part of the Gospel reading, just because it is…
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Lambs Among Wolves: Peace, Healing, and Vulnerable Mission
An Extraordinary Model of MissionThere is, I think, something rather striking about the instructions that Jesus gives to the seventy-two disciples in today’s…
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Rejoice! How?
I would like to begin today by making some comments about that wonderful New Testament passage, Philippians chapter 4, in which the Apostle Paul says: “Rejoice…
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The Stone the Builders Rejected
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.”May I speak now in the name of…
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Who Is Like God?
Opening“You will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”Creation Is More Than What We Can SeeI would like to…
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Practice What You Preach
Two Kinds of AuthorityToday I would like to talk about the Gospel reading we have just heard from Matthew, and also that great text from Philippians chapter 2…
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A Denarius for Everyone
The Madman in the MarketplaceThe great nineteenth-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche told a story about a madman running into a crowded marketplace and…
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Seventy-Seven Times
Peter’s Question and Jesus’ Radical ReplyLast week we considered Christ’s teaching on what to do if a brother sins against you. “Go and tell him his fault,”…
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Where Two or Three Are Gathered
A sermon on Matthew 18:15–20Opening“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I among them.”In the name of the Father, and of the Son…
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On This Rock: Christ, the Church, and Apostolic Ministry
The Revelation of ChristFriends, as we have just heard, we come today to what has at times been a controversial and contested passage in Scripture: Christ’s…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastMary’s Fiat: Saying "Yes" to God
The Reality of MotherhoodI know from observation—not experience—that motherhood is difficult. When a woman conceives a child, things change in almost every…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastWhen Jesus Chose Quiet: Learning to Pray Like Him
The Pattern in Christ’s LifeIt interests me that the devotional life of Christ is not described in much detail in the Gospels. What did He do when He was out…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Light of Tabor and the Glory of Golgotha
The Transfiguration, 2026‘And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Small and Joyful Things of God
“For while gentle silence enveloped all things, and night in its swift course was now half gone,your all-powerful word leaped from heaven, from the royal…
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How should we think about hell?
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Removing the Obstacles to Growth
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“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves” - Citizens without Fear
Last week I was speaking about the proclamation given by Christ to his disciples, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” And I said that Christ did not come to…
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A New Kingdom
Fr Jamie Franklin says that Christ did not come to found a religion called “Christianity”. Instead, he founded a new and everlasting Kingdom upon earth: the…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastWhat is the nature of faith?
In this sermon from the First Sunday after Trinity, Fr Jamie Franklin speaks of faith as an inward conviction that is expressed in outward obedience. He…
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There Is No Ordinary Time
Isaiah 40:12-17, 27-end; 2 Corinthians 13:11-end; Matthew 28:16-end This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastCome, Holy Spirit!
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Praying and Waiting for the Holy Spirit
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits in Prison
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastLet not your hearts be troubled
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastGood and Bad Shepherds
To understand the words of Jesus in John 10, we must observe that John 10 follows immediately after John 9, the story of the man born blind. In that story…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastDid not our hearts burn within us?
The Hopelessness of our Earthly JourneyOn the Road to Emmaus, we meet two disciples. One of them was named Cleopas, the other not named. Ancient sources…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Strangeness of the Resurrection
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastA New Dimension
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastMaking Sense of the Cross
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Upper Room
A sermon given by Fr Jamie Franklin on Maundy Thursday, 2026. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Week of Weeks and the Transformation of Time
The Transformation of TimeThe week of weeks begins today. But what exactly does it mean to be a Catholic Christian who observes the liturgical calendar? And…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastI am the resurrection and the life
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastSpiritual Illumination
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastLiving Water
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastLiving Faith
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Temptation of Adam and Eve
Genesis 2: 15-17; 3:1-7 ; Romans 5:12-19 ; Matthew 4:1-11The Temptation of Adam and EveAs is usually the case on the first Sunday of Lent, we are given the…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastMake Space for God.
Exodus 24:12-end; 2 Peter 1:16-end; Matthew 17: 1-9Lent and mystical encounterIt’s hard for me to believe that Lent begins again in only three days from now…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastDo Not Be Anxious
Genesis 1:1-2.3; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 6: 25-end This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastCandlemas: Seeking the Presence of the Lord
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastRepentance First
Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the essential message of Jesus’ ministry: his command that we repent and…
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Guest Bishop Mountstephen
The Second Sunday of Epiphany; Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42Today we are very happy to welcome as our guest preacher the Bishop of…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastGod Gets His Hands Dirty
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Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastA Divine and Unexpected Way
“Do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name…
Holy Trinity Winchester Podcast"Blessed is the one who is not offended by me..."
Today’s Gospel reading is fascinating. If we understand what is being said, it is devastating, addressing some of the deepest questions of life and faith…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastChange your hearts!
John the BaptistOur reading today is about John the Baptist and his baptism. Let’s begin by observing that John the Baptist would not have come across as a…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastGet Ready for the Son of Man
“You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”May I speak in God’s name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.The Coming of…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Grace of the Crownless King
A King Without a CrownToday, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King of the Universe. Why, then, are we given the text that we have just heard? We have just…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastIt's not the end of the world...yet
“Teacher, when will these things be?”At the beginning of our Gospel passage, some people speak to Jesus of the Temple, saying that it is adorned with stones…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastHow Blissful the Destitute!
How blissful the destitute!“Blessed are you who are poor,” says Christ in the translation we have just heard. I would like to use a slightly different one:“How…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastHow can a person be right with God? - The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
How can a person be right with God? This is one of the most central questions to all of human existence. It’s probably true that most religions are an attempt…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastA Humble Faith/A Worker Who Has No Need To Be Ashamed
“Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel…”2 Kings 5:15Naaman the SyrianI’ll start with the story of Namaan, commander of the army of…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastFaith That Moves Mulberry Trees
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,but the righteous shall live by faith.”Habakkuk 2:4The Faith that Moves Mulberry TreesToday I’m…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastWar Between Michael and the Devil
Now war arose in heaven…In a departure from my normal practice, I am going to speak today on our New Testament reading which comes from the Book of Revelation…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Lost Sheep and The Lost Coin
‘To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.’The Lost SheepWe begin today with a familiar scene from…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe Ascent of Humility
The Ascent of HumilityI begin my sermon today with a quotation from the Rule of St Benedict. St Benedict said the following to the monks with whom he shared a…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastThe God of Freedom
A Conflict on the Sabbath DayOur Gospel reading begins with a conflict between Jesus and the ruler of the synagogue on a particular Sabbath Day. Jesus had…
Holy Trinity Winchester Podcast"I came to cast fire on the earth..."
“Is not my word like fire, declares, the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29Fire Upon the Earth“I came to cast fire on the…
Holy Trinity Winchester PodcastWaiting for the Lord
“Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes…”The Future Shapes the PresentWhat we believe about the future shapes how we live in the…