Frank Hegedüs
The Rev. Dr. Frank Hegedűs, a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is currently chaplain of Saint Margaret’s Anglican Church in Budapest, Hungary, and an area dean in the Church of England’s Diocese in Europe. Visit our Saint Margaret’s Facebook page at www.anglicanbudapest.com and like us. Isten hozott!
Sermons and Bible Studies
The Fever Left Her…, Epiphany 5 (B) – 2006
âThe fever left her, and she began to serve them.â Most of us are familiar with Lourdes, the Roman Catholic shrine in southern France at which the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a saintly young woman named Bernadette a century and a half ago. Pilgrims today continue to throng the shrine, […]
It Is the Custom…, Day of Pentecost (A) – 2005
Each one heard them speaking in the native language of each⦠Acts 2:6 It is the custom at some churches on the Day of Pentecost to arrange for a simultaneous reading of one or the other of todayâs Scripture lessons in multiple languages. Depending upon the linguistic gifts of members of the parish community, for […]
Enter the Sheepfold, Easter 4 (A) – 2005
An Episcopal bishop who served for many years in the upper Midwest loves to tell stories he learned from the Native Americans of the area, many of whom are Episcopalians. Here is one of them. A wise man among the Indiansâmany Native Americans in the Midwest still prefer to be called Indiansâwas asked by his […]
Rise and Anoint Him…, Lent 4 (A) – 2005
Rise and anoint him; for this is the one. 1 Sam. 16:12 Remember that survey course of English literature you took back in high school or college? You probably used a textbook that was, in essence, a collection or anthology of literary classics representing the wisdom of many centuries and cultures. It was a potent […]
It May Come as a Suprise, Epiphany 1 (A) – 2005
This is my Son, the Beloved. Mt 3:17 It may come as a surprise to you that today is the first of five Sundays after the Epiphany, yet in many Episcopal churches the feast of the Epiphany itself is hardly celebrated at all. In fact, Epiphany is perhaps the only great festival day of the […]
Stir Up Your Power, O Lord, Advent 3 (A) – 2004
Hereâs a question for you. Why the pink, or rose-colored, candle on our Advent wreath this morning? After all, the other three candles are all either violet or perhaps a shade of blue. Need a hint? Well, consider that this is the third Sunday in our current Advent season, a time of reflection and even […]
There Is a Story, Perhaps Apocryphal…, Proper 28 (C) – 2004
A book of remembrance was written before him… Malachi 3:16 There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, of an American professor of philosophy doing research in the Asia. Deeply involved in her work, she asks a Japanese colleague to explain some of the complexities of Shinto and Buddhist belief. The Japanese scholar at first demurs. But […]
A Perceptive Parishioner…, Proper 13 (C) – 2004
This very night your life is being demanded of you. (Luke 12:20) A perceptive parishioner once posed this question: âWhat would you do differently,â she asked her Bible study group, âif you knew you were going to live forever?â Although she posed the question in a light-hearted moment, her query went to the heart of […]
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