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Six words: Love Christ, Serve Others, Welcome All. These six words, the mission statement of our cathedral, also encompass our purpose here today. For we are celebrating Vida Joven de Mexico, our foster home in Tijuana, MX. We support Vida Joven to love, protect and educate some 30 – 35 children. These children have been … READ MORE…
I find myself traveling back to Boston (again). This time for a more upbeat reason – to attend my daughter’s first Parents and Family Weekend at Wellesley College. For much of the summer, I made this same trip multiple times for a different and somewhat more somber reason – to be present to my elderly … READ MORE…
The gospel lesson this morning presents a community in an in-between space. As lepers, these ten travelers were ritually impure. We don’t really know what leprosy meant– it was likely a combination of what we consider to be many skin afflictions today– but until the afflictions were healed the persons afflicted were prohibited from certain … READ MORE…
What can we say about a man who preached to the birds, who picked worms out of the road so they wouldn’t be trampled by traffic, and who, when he was dying, insisted on being stripped naked and laid directly on the ground so that he could be at one with his beloved Mother Earth? … READ MORE…
On September 25, we celebrated the ministry of the Rev. Colin and the Rev. Laurel Mathewson among us. They came to the Cathedral as young laypeople in discernment; we sent them off to seminary; and we welcomed them back as transitional deacons, celebrating their ordination to the priesthood and the growth of their family over … READ MORE…
David Hartsough will be at the Cathedral on October 8-9. He will give a peace workshop on Saturday the 8th @ 1-4 pm; and the Sunday forum on the 9th @ 9 am. The Rev Canon Richard Lief shares this review of Hartsough’s book. WAGING PEACE: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist David Hartsough with … READ MORE…
“There was once a rich man who had a manager”. So Jesus begins the parable of the dishonest steward. Now, we’ve all heard lots of Jesus’s parables, and they often begin, “There was once a man … Or a king … Or a father”. Usually, that character in the story turns out to stand for … READ MORE…
(Stock photo) Dean Penny writes, We have long used technology in the cathedral to amplify speech, record services, aid the hearing-impaired and make our sermons available online. St. Paul’s recently received an extraordinarily generous gift from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, with the stipulation that it be used to enhance our sound, recording, … READ MORE…
My fellow resident assistants and I had stayed up late the night before preparing for the arrival of 90 college freshmen who would be coming in a couple days, so the knock at the door around 6:30 in the morning was unwelcome. The professor who lived in our dorm, Mary, said “Colin, I think you’re … READ MORE…
Ric Todd asks everyone to pull out their iphone or a camera and submit photos for St. Paul’s Cathedral Photo Exhibition October 1 – 31, 2016 “EYES TO SEE, Love, Care and Compassion!” This Exhibition: A call for all members of the St. Paul’s Community to participate and submit as an inspiration and sharing the … READ MORE…