St Paul’s Sacred Ground in Action and Simpler Living ministries: How will you honor our Indigenous neighbors beyond November and throughout the year? yesmagazine.org article (Click Here). One simple way to start is by sending a letter to President Biden in advance of the annual Tribal Nations summit at the White House. This is an … READ MORE…
From St. Paul’s Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: It was probably going to happen eventually. Just as COP28, the UN Climate Conference, gets underway in Dubai this Friday, the BBC reported that the hosts have planned back room deals to promote the proliferation of fossil fuels! Read the article here. At a recent meeting of TEC … READ MORE…
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly three years since Jeff Martinhauk unnerved me with an invitation to be the Chair of the Adult Formation Committee and host of the Sunday Forums. I was relatively new to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Episcopal Church, and I knew nothing about Formation. I had … READ MORE…
Penelope Bridges Our last Sunday reading from the Gospel of Matthew offers a vivid portrait of the end of days. The judgment of the sheep and goats closes out a series of teachings from Jesus about faithfulness, patience, and justice, each with its own dire warning of the fate of those who fail to do … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Day is recognized in the Book of Common Prayer as a major holy day, along with July 4. It offers us an opportunity to be focused in our gratitude to God for all the blessings we enjoy, and so this morning we celebrated the Eucharist, a liturgy whose purpose … READ MORE…
From St. Paul’s Sacred Ground in Action (SGIA) Ministry: As many of us in the United States celebrate a day to express thanks for bounty – whether for the gift of faith, family and friends, health, or wealth of one kind or another – we need to recall that this day is not seen as … READ MORE…
Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. This parable can be a troubling one for a lot of people. For some it smacks of Ayn Randian petulance, with the phrase “For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have … READ MORE…
From our Sacred Ground in Action (SGIA) Ministry: As we consider our society’s traditional “Thanksgiving celebration“ we are reminded that can be a relative expression especially for our Indigenous neighbors. Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo’s documentary, Gather, chronicles how Native American are reclaiming food sovereignty. It’s available through iTunes, Netflix, and Amazon. Click here for the trailer. To find … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, Last weekend, as you may know, we hosted the 50th annual Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. The event spanned two days, involved business meetings, a Eucharist and a dinner each accommodating close to 300 people, and was acclaimed as a great success all round. Our staff worked extremely … READ MORE…
There is so much going on in the world, and the first question that comes to mind and heart is “How can I help?” And so much is going on right in our own backyard as well. Can we look over our neighbor’s “fence,” asking that same question? EDSD Migration Missioner Robert Vivar is at … READ MORE…