Grace Pritchard Burson

Jeremiah’s call, our calls

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Proper 21 August 24, 2025 Jeremiah, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. An image search for depictions of Jeremiah as the boy or very young man he is in this passage, came up empty … Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I… View Post

Anticipating God’s rest

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All Saints by the Lake, Dorval Year C, Proper 20 August 17, 2025 A picture of a stranger’s cat on the internet. I was all ready to preach a sermon on today’s Gospel, about how Jesus’ words may sound scary but they encourage us not to be afraid of conflict, because conflict is part of life and it’s important to… View Post

The substance of things hoped for

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All Saints’, Dorval Proper 19, Year C August 10, 2025 Tissot, “God’s Promise to Abram” Extraordinarily, 25 years after my first sermon, roughly 20 of those years in active parish ministry of one kind or another, I don’t seem to ever have preached on this set of readings. Which are just another example of how you often get some of… View Post

The Church, then and now

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All Saints’, Dorval Pentecost, Year C July 6, 2025 Dion Lewis (wearing his Anglican Award of Merit medal, as is permitted in the presence of the Primate); Stephen Kohner (son of Joan and Jeno); and Grace Burson, at the Farewell Banquet for Primate Linda Nicholls and Acting Primate Anne Germond, in London, ON, in June As you probably know, I… View Post

Athirst for God … or not?

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All Saints’, Dorval Proper 12, Year C June 22, 2025 White-tailed deer in the middle of the Williams College campus when I was at Reunion June 12-15   My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? This psalm, with its poignant image of a thirsty deer… View Post