I’m not quite sure where I am writing this from – somewhere over the pacific I guess. I was fully expecting to skip Good Friday this year – and with quite a valid reason. I am flying on a business trip to Australia. I took off from LAX on Thursday night and am due to … READ MORE…
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said … READ MORE…
They thought it was a scarecrow, strung up to a Wyoming barbed-wire fence – but it was Mathew Shephard, pistol whipped and crucified at 22 years of age. Matthew’s mother forgave the crucifers. Pastor Phelps reminded us again of the hatred of religious people who hide behind bibles and crucifixes. Very pious, well meaning, God-fearing … READ MORE…
So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the … READ MORE…
And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the … READ MORE…
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A beautiful spring day in the Queen’s courtyard got everyone started for Palm Sunday! The Super Sonic Samba School made a joyful noise as The Rev Allisyn Thomas sprinkled the crowd with Holy Water: Then we marched into Jerusalem: Now we begin the darker part of the journey. See the Cathedral website for the schedule … READ MORE…
And the Lord said: I will give you a new heart, and place a new spiritwithin you. taking from your bodies your stony hearts, and giving you hearts ofLOVE. I will put my spirit within you, and make you live by my ways, carefulto observe my decrees. [Ezekiel 36:26-27] This holy season let us think … READ MORE…
For those of you who are iPhone or iPod Touch users (or if you’re reading this while camping out in front of your local Apple Store awaiting the release of the iPad), you’ll definitely want to check out our Cathedral App. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the first Episcopal Church in the country to have an … READ MORE…
There are 3 “R’s” of disaster, according to Robert Radke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development, speaking to the disaster of the earthquake in Haiti: First is the “Rescue” phase – usually the first week or so following a disaster. Second is the Relief” phase, where the focus is on creating temporary safe and sanitary … READ MORE…