Sermons & Videos
The Seven Last Words of Christ : My God, My God: Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
For Good Friday, Michael Angel shared this reflection exploring the tension between linguistic interpretations of this last saying as a cry of abandonment versus a cry of destiny. They offered a mirror into the realities of LGBTQ+, Black, and Brown communities who navigate systemic rejection. Whether voicing the weight of being forsaken or the power of being purposed, these words sanctify the experience of the marginalized and reclaim the struggle as a divine appointment.
Let’s Approach God With Boldness
The story of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman is a challenging story on the surface. But what if we accept that we don’t know the tone or context of the conversation and give Jesus the same grace we expect from God?
Celebrating The Eucharist
The Rev'd Michael Angel Molina was guest preacher and celebrant at Nativity Cathedral in Bethlehem, PA on September 8th, 2024. Fr. Mike was ordained a deacon there in June of 2023. It was his profound honor to return as a priest to preach and preside.
Joseph and the Pretty Princess Dress
With credit to Elle Dowd for inspiration from a similar sermon, this sermon explores the Old Testament story of Joseph through the lens of Queer Theology. It highlights Joseph as a gender-nonconforming figure whose unique gifts and perspective were used by God to save countless lives during a severe famine. Ultimately, it reflects on how uplifting and celebrating the uniqueness of LGBTQ+ individuals enriches and strengthens the entire Church community.
The Vow of Safe Passage
In this sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (July 26, 2026), we reflect on our sacred Christian duty to protect the vulnerable and love our neighbors as active shields, not passive bystanders.
Connecting the tragedy of Nolan Wells and Tamla Horsford to the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Romans 8, and the Parable of the Net, we examine what it means to build a culture of genuine accountability and care. How do we ensure that our Black friends, youth, and neighbors make it home safe and sound?
Parable of the Unjust Manager
In his last sermon at his sending parish before internship and ordination, Father Mike tackled the difficult passage in Luke 16 of the Parable of the Unjust Manager. Father Mike applied this text to an issue the country was discussing at the time: the President’s plan to cancel a portion of student debt for most Americans. Father Mike concludes that as Christians, when we find ourselves in positions of power in the secular world, we should use them to make our communities more equitable rather than to enrich our own selves. In doing so, maybe — just maybe — Jesus will also promote us to from managers of wickedness to wise and prudent.
Who are we and who are we becoming?
Father Mike intricately weaves together lectionary readings about Joseph's turn of fate from slavery to becoming a government official in Egypt, Paul's struggle to explain bodily resurrection to a flock of believers revulsed by the idea, and Jesus's commandments to love our enemies. The common theme here is humanity at its worst and its best, and how following Jesus's commandments can make old things new and bring all things into perfection by the One who made all things. Father Mike also shares a story for Black History Month as well as a vision for becoming what Dr King called 'The Beloved Community.'