Palm Sunday online 2026-03-29 Palm Sunday, by Rev. Dr. Mark Caggiano, 3/29/26 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus rides into the city of Jerusalem. We are told that he…
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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Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Sermons on The Gospel
Sermon online 2026-03-22 Miracles “Miracles,” by Rev. Mark Caggiano, 3/22/26 Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:34-44 He said to me, Mortal, can these bones live?; I answered; O Lord GOD, you know. The account of Ezekiel and the dry bones is an unusual passage in the Bible. This was not an event that happened, but a dream, a vision, perhaps a personal brush with…
Sermon March 15, 2026 Diego Garrido You may have noticed our reader Carol Lohe read until verse 11, but this was going to be another long reading, yes, another twenty more verses. So let me summarize it. Jesus heals this man. And yes, he uses saliva. There was a back and forth argument with the Pharisees about healing him on Sabbath, and…
Sermon online 2026-03-01 The End of Things For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. This sentence is for some the concise summation of Christian faith. It was the purpose of Jesus’ presence in the world. Without him, all would perish, but through…
Beloveds, let me start with a joke. If Christ appeared radiant in glory, to a Unitarian freshly graduated from Harvard, he might quietly adjust his glasses, shake his head and say: ‘Fantastic. Now, how does this help me love my neighbor on Monday morning?’ Stay with me to find out. Seromon 02-15 Belovedness edited – Diego Garrido
Jesus, in your name and in the name of God, en tu nombre y en el nombre de Dios, I pray for this community of Chestnut Hill Oro por esta comunidad reunida en Chestnut Hill. I pray your loving teachings remain in our hearts as we figure it out the meaning of this life. Oro para que tus enseñanzas de amor permanezcan…
…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 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…