Sermon online 2026-10-18 This story of the Good Samaritan is one of the central teaching stories of Jesus. We saw the two men, a priest and a Levite, walk by a man in trouble. And then the Samaritan comes along and helps the man. This story is significant in several respects. First and foremost is Jesus redefining what it means to be…
A Christian Unitarian Church Serving Newton, Brookline, and the Boston Area since 1861
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Rev. Mark J.T. Caggiano
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Sermons on Luke
Blessing Join me in the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, mother for millions of Christians in Latin America who find in her the motivation to be followers of Jesus. I adapted this blessing from the words of the Nican Mopohua, written in 1560 in Nahuatl, the indigenous language spoken in that time in Mexico. This is the book…
So what does real, Christ-shaped leadership look like? Not manipulation. Not fear. Not doom or fear. Leadership comes from the old English “to go with,” “to go ahead as a guide.” And Jesus turns that upside down. In Mark he says, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” In Luke he teaches us to take…
…He wrote the famous German-American theologian Reinhold Neibuhr in 1939: I have come to the conclusion that I made a mistake in coming to America…I must live through this difficult period in our national history along with the people of Germany. I will have no right to participate in the reconstruction of Christian life in Germany after the war if I do…
“All Shall Be well,” by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, 9/28/25 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; Luke 16:19-31 “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” This line might be familiar to you. It is attributed to Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English woman who was a mystic and anchoress. An anchoress, or anchorite, was…
The Inward Journey Ministerial Intern Diego Garrido – 21 Sept – 2025. Luke 16, 19-39 May the God that raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, raise us from our trivialities, and, lift us from the ashes of our shame. May my words sit in your hearts choosing the unspoken wisdom of a God that…
“The Seven Storey Mountain,” Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano 9/7/25 Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. The prophet Jeremiah is using a metaphor to explain what is going on, how God is working through the lives of the people of…