The Rev. Sean Lanigan is the Associate Rector of St. Peter's Church.
High rates of hunger and poverty are a persistent problem in the City of Philadelphia. Twenty-seven percent of Philadelphians live below the poverty line, and 1 out of every 3 children lives in poverty. In...
Has life been feeling stressful to you lately? Do you need a reprieve from the daily grind? Have you been struggling to find adequate space and time to deeply connect with God and with yourself?...
Toward the end of 2015, as the civil war in Syria escalated, a number of St. Peter’s parishioners began asking whether our church might play some role in helping families who were fleeing this violent...
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost. I really love the Container Store. Have you ever been there? In case you’re unfamiliar, the nearest ones...
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 11:1-13 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples...
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A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Fourth Sunday of Easter Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads...
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors...
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on Maundy Thursday I want to talk to you tonight about feet. Now, right from the beginning, you need to know that this sermon...
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Sean Lanigan on the Fourth Sunday of Lent I want to begin today with a rather long quote. It’s not how I usually begin a sermon....