Click Here to watch sermon on YouTube February 5, 2023Penelope Bridges “You are the salt of the earth … you are the light of the world.” In today’s portion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pays us a great compliment and in the same breath offers us a steep challenge. We are salt; we … READ MORE…
Watch on YouTube (Click Here) 1/29/2023Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. Before I get any further this morning, I want to offer a note of gratitude, especially to Bishop Susan, Dean Penny, and our Chapter. Last weekend, during our annual meeting, I had the high honor of being named a Canon of this cathedral. It … READ MORE…
January 22, 2023. Third Epiphany and Cathedral DayPenelope Bridges “Jesus went throughout Galilee,… proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.” Every year at this time we hear this good news and the invitation from Jesus: “Repent, follow me.” We read of the dramatic response of … READ MORE…
January 8, 2023The Rev. Dr. Carol Worthing Today we celebrate The Baptism of Our Lord Sunday – and we will also celebrate our baptizand, Benjamin, in his baptism – so, in a sense, this message is for him – it’s really for all of us, though, and so I just want Benjamin to know – … READ MORE…
January 1, 2023, Holy Name of JesusPenelope Bridges Alleluia: Unto us a child is born: O come, let us adore him, Alleluia. Today we celebrate the Holy Name of our Lord. It’s appropriate that this feast is scheduled during the season of the nativity: we are still celebrating Christmas too. Jesus is given his name … READ MORE…
The Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2022Penelope Bridges Our King and Savior now draws near: come, let us adore him. Within the lifetime of my mother, the Magdalene Laundries were still operating in Ireland. You may have seen a movie about them some years ago, telling the story of a shameful episode in Ireland’s … READ MORE…
Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.11/27/2022 Happy Advent, everyone! Advent marks the beginning of the new year for the church calendar, so it is just as appropriate to say: Happy New Year! Advent, as a word, means “the arrival of notable person, thing, or event.” The church year begins with Advent because we contemplate the arrival of … READ MORE…
November 20, 2022Penelope Bridges Today’s Gospel is startling – we are catapulted from pre-Thanksgiving to Good Friday, as we see Jesus on the cross, nailed there by an authoritarian regime that ruled by violence, lined up beside two criminals who, like his own disciples, didn’t understand the nature of his authority and who were baffled … READ MORE…
All Saints Sunday, November 6 2022Penelope Bridges When I lived in Virginia I used to attend a chamber music camp in the lovely town of Lexington, spending a week on the campus of Washington & Lee University. Lexington’s history is intertwined with the history of this country, as you might guess from the fact that … READ MORE…