American Anglicans made me change my mind on church

The Episco-blogs are talking about a column in the British newspaper The Guardian, in which theologian Theo Hobson describes an Epiphany of sorts. Frustrated with the glacial movement of the Church of England towards modernization, he longed for an active, vibrant faith. Organised religion was intolerably illiberal, but only organised religion seemed able to organise … READ MORE…

A visit to Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

As you may recall from some of my other posts, when we travel to major cities, Lisa and I try to “bag a Cathedral.” So far we’ve visited sister cathedrals in Portland OR, Minneapolis MN, and Washington DC. We always introduce ourselves, and bring back a bulletin for Chris Harris (the bulletin sits on our … READ MORE…

What is an Epsicopalian? Mark’s Story

I attended the last “What Is An Episcopalian” series because I wanted to look into a world which had been dark and mysterious to me as a child of the Pentecostal branch of evangelicalism. As an evangelical missionary in the arts, my spiritual growth steadily led me across denominations with increasing interaction in Episcopalian circles … READ MORE…

What is an Episcopalian? Lisa’s story

What is an Episcopalian? Now THAT’s a brave question. If you subscribe to St. Paul Cathedral’s mission statement, there are likely as many answers as there are Episcopalians! I learned through the unfolding of the 10-week-long course that I love this faith tradition… and it accepts and affirms ME. In the end it doesn’t matter … READ MORE…

Annual Meeting on Sunday

Please come to the Annual Meeting on Sunday after the 10.30 service. Find out what’s going on at the Cathedral, participate in the election of new chapter members, and share lunch with the community. We’ll see you there!