Late last year we learnt of the death of Sir David Frost. A well respected, admired and talented journalist and interviewer. He was one of the few journalists who was well known on both sides of the Atlantic. You may also have known that Sir David was the master of satire – hosting ‘This was … READ MORE…
I have a complicated relationship with rules. As a first child, I grew up as an unashamed authority pleaser. I’d have nightmares as a third grader about Mrs. Waite changing my green good behavior card to yellow, or even worse, to red. I’d say please and thank you all the time when I was over … READ MORE…
The process had started innocently enough. Lily Myers, a 20-year old sophomore at Wesleyan College in Connecticut, wrote a quite personal poem about her family. Then that poem, entitled “Shrinking Women,” won the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational last April. The three-minute video of her winning performance was posted on YouTube. Over the summer, … READ MORE…
Who do you think the author of Isaiah is referring to when he talks about “the servant” in today’s stunningly beautiful song? This is an honest question: I don’t have the correct answer any more than you do, and there are lots of smart and learned and faithful people who disagree about these so-called “servant … READ MORE…
This sermon from Dec 22 is a little late in posting, but we think you’ll agree it’s a keeper. Yesterday, December 21, was the winter solstice. What does that mean to you, if anything? Although we commonly think of the solstice as a single day, shortest or longest, the word originally reflected changes in the … READ MORE…
Welcome. Welcome to St. Paul’s Cathedral. We are delighted you are here with us on this holy night. But you’ve been here before. Well, maybe not this place, or if you have been to the Cathedral, maybe it’s been a while. Or maybe you’ve sat on another church’s wooden pews (or folding chairs, as the … READ MORE…
Happy New Year! That doesn’t sound quite right, does it? We’re still digesting our third round of leftover turkey sandwiches, maybe putting up Christmas lights. It’s not New Year’s resolutions time yet. But the Church marches to a different beat. Its year begins today with the First Sunday of Advent. Situating ourselves in the Church … READ MORE…
Our Old Testament reading for today reminds us of the LORD’s promise to turn all the nations upside down . . . and shake all the silver and gold out of their pockets. I think that’s a welcome image for stewardship season, right? As we continue our discernment about what we can offer as gifts to the … READ MORE…
The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas preaching her last sermon as SubDean27 Oct 2013 Sirach 35:12-17 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 I am already being poured out as a libation,and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. A … READ MORE…
Jeremiah 31:27-34 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 Part of the life of anyone who preaches on a regular basis is we will have the opportunity, if one is being positive, or the curse, if one is being a tad melodramatic, of preaching from texts we don’t particularly like. So I will make the same confession … READ MORE…