sermon

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Her Easter sermon comes just shy of a fortnight after her installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, during which she said her teenage self could "never have imagined the future that lay ahead".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

An imam standing on a plastic stool delivered a short sermon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s a sermon we’ve heard plenty of times before and possibly even delivered ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Toward the end of a 6-hour sermon, attendees offer “enough is enough” lists of their problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Mr. Malloy is talking with Deacon Boyd, Phyllis’s dad, about everything and nothing—from the weather to sports to today’s sermon.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson