Peter came and said to him, Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times? Jesus said to him, Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. Jesus goes on to tell the parable of the slave who sought mercy from his master the king. The master forgave his enormous…
A Christian Unitarian Church Serving Newton, Brookline, and the Boston Area since 1861
Sunday Service at 10:30am
Rev. Mark J.T. Caggiano
26 Suffolk Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Sermons on Genesis
Sermon online 2026-05-31 Goodness “Goodness,” by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, May 31, 2026 Genesis 1:1-10; Matthew 28:16-20 When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Everything begins in chaos. Or as it is written in…
Sermon 2026-04-26 Hagar “In the Wilderness,” by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, Genesis 21:9-19; John 10:1-10 So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not inherit along with my son Isaac.” In the reading from Genesis, we heard a difficult story. Sarah has given birth to a son, Isaac, from…
Sermon online 2026-04-19 Sarah Laughed “Sarah Laughed,” Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, 4/19/26 Genesis 18:9-15; Luke 24:13-35 Sarah denied [it], saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “Yes, you did laugh.” Sarah denied that she had laughed, because she was afraid. Afraid of what? Afraid of laughing at God. Afraid of suggesting that God could not do what had…
Sermon 4_12_2026 Eve Dear God, help us rediscover your word, in our words. Help us reshape your stories, in our stories. Give us a taste of your love that is better than the fruits of your garden. Amen. I was asked by Rev Mark to preach about Eve, this woman and first mother, but I have to admit I struggle. Eve has…
In the Book of Genesis, the first man and the first woman are offered paradise with one condition: that they not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. And yet they are tempted to do so by the serpent. God cautioned that the man and woman would die if they ate from the tree, but the serpent explained that…
This Sunday, I wanted to talk about a historical figure, a poet. A man you might have heard of but probably did not know much about. His name was Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī but he is more commonly known as simply Rumi, which means a man from the city of Rum (or Rome). This could mean a Roman, but in this case,…