Hello St. Paul’s. I recently started to watch the West Wing series from the beginning. It brings up all kinds of feelings, in part because of the contrast between that White House and the current one, but also because I lived just outside Washington DC for 17 years and many of the exterior shots awaken … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, I’m not sure which is more challenging: to have rigid rules that we don’t like, or to have flexibility that brings confusion along with it. I’m sure I am not alone in my struggle for clarity around the rules and restrictions regarding gatherings, worship, and social events. When it comes to COVID-related … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, It seems that most people enjoy the quizzes we see on social media, so this week I invite you to test your knowledge of our great Anglican treasure, the Book of Common Prayer, by going on a short scavenger hunt with me through our Prayer Book. I have twelve questions for you. … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, The other day I sent an email to a couple of my chamber music friends, just to check in. We haven’t been able to play together since February, and I have been strangely reluctant to pick up my viola and practice it during the pandemic, although I have, strangely, been playing the … READ MORE…
Hello, St. Paul’s. One of my favorite Collects goes like this: “Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life …” We hear it … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, When bad things happen, we look for explanations. It’s part of the amazing curiosity and drive of the human species that we seek answers to all the mysteries of the universe, and that includes the mystery of illness. Why does one person get terribly sick or die from COVID but not another? … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, This week the cathedral staff gathered on Zoom for our first Sacred Ground session. We are serving as a guinea-pig for the customized version of Sacred Ground that the eight or nine parish groups will begin using in August. Much of the first session, with 12 staff members, was introductory; each person was invited to say something … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s. We are coming up on five months now since our lives changed so dramatically. I am grateful for the fact that, so far, very few of our cathedral family members have been sick with the COVID virus and only one has died from it. I’m also deeply grateful for being able to … READ MORE…
July 14, 2020 Toni G. Atkins Senate President Pro Tem State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Shannon Grove Senate Republican Leader State Capitol, Room 305 Sacramento, CA 95814 Anthony Rendon Speaker of the Assembly State Capitol, Room 219 Sacramento, CA 95814 Marie Waldron Assembly Republican Leader State Capitol, Suite 3104 Sacramento, CA 94249 Dear California Legislative … READ MORE…
July 9, 2020 Hello St. Paul’s, The governing board of the Cathedral, the Chapter met this week, as we do every month, and when everyone checked in at the beginning of the meeting, it was evident that life during COVID hasn’t stopped: there is still plenty going on for many of us. I am very … READ MORE…