(This is the first in a series of blogs I will be posting this summer as part of my field study at Episcopal Community Services.) Why is the Canon for Congregational Development at St. Paul’s Cathedral doing a “Field Ed” at Episcopal Community Studies (or ECS as it is known) and why am I blogging … READ MORE…
Writing to the Diocesan Clergy in their monthly newsletter, Bishop Mathes has tweaked the policy regarding same sex marriages in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. There are now no differences in how same sex and opposite sex couples are treated. It has now been one year since the Supreme Court opened the way for … READ MORE…
June 23, 2014 8:15 am: Here I am live blogging from the Icon Writing Workshop at St. Paul’s Great Hall, brought to you by the Cathedral Arts Committee. It’s been a hectic year for me so far, so I’m really enjoying the week off from work, to be spent in prayerful contemplation as I write … READ MORE…
Every three years, over 1500 Episcopal youth in grades 9-12 from all over the United States, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador gather to worship, study scripture, deepen their faith and encourage one another to live faith-filled lives and grow in love for God. This year, the Episcopal Youth Event 2014 is being held at … READ MORE…
Are you ready for Social Media Sunday? Share your faith in the online world! This Sunday, EPiscopalians are invited to Facebook a selfie, live-tweet a prayer, blog an idea, video the hymn-singing, Instagram photos, Pinterest fun images, Foursquare a location — and use #Episcopal — so “Social Media Sunday” goes viral. So, how will you … READ MORE…
Robert Frost knew about the woods being dark and deep. He watched on that winter night as the woods filled up with snow, and the wonder of silence and beauty combined to inspire his poem. I am not sitting in a sleigh pulled by a chilly horse, and it is not snowing. In fact, it … READ MORE…
My friend of over forty years has always lived at least ten or twenty years behind the times. When we all lived in Laguna Beach in the 70s and were busy buying new telephones (remember those?) that had keypads instead of dials, he maintained his dial phone until the bitter end until the phone company … READ MORE…
The walls of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego are bathed in blue, purple and red bursts and swirls. Shimmering jello-colors wash the gothic window thicknesses and the round rose window projects a fuzzy, traveling oval. When I am a docent at the cathedral, often alone, the sun’s movement causes an ever-changing color display. The … READ MORE…
I’m in Steinbeck country, dead center Monterey and only blocks from Cannery Row and the site of Tortilla Flat. A few miles away, Salinas provided Steinbeck with the setting for East of Eden. Later in his life, he wrote Travels with Charley (his poodle), but not having a dog to sit in my front seat, … READ MORE…
When The Rev. Canon Richard Lief was invited aboard as Cathedral Canon of the Arts by then Dean John Chane, he got right on board. It has been a great ride lasting 17 years! This Sunday, June 15, we celebrate Canon Richard’s ministry as Canon of the Arts. He is now retiring from that position. … READ MORE…