Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

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"Suffering" | Liz Harlan-Ferlo | March 24, 2024

"Will you respect the dignity of every human being?" Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024.

9m
Mar 24
"The Cost of Truth" | Nathan LeRud | March 17, 2024

"Beauty is worth everything we have to spend." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00 am service on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17, 2024.

15m
Mar 17
"You Are God's Poem" | Roy Cole | March 10, 2024

"God is writing a new verse in your life every day." Sermon by Roy Cole, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00 am service on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 3, 2024.

16m
Mar 10
"The Church is the People" | Shana McCauley | March 3, 2024

"We can find Jesus wherever we are but the act of 'Christianing' is a group activity." Sermon by Shana McCauley, Canon Vicar, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

14m
Mar 03
"Spiritual Inventory" | Roy Cole | February 25, 2024

"We can always begin again." Sermon by Roy Cole, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, February 25, 2024.

15m
Feb 25
"Being Human" | Nathan LeRud | February 18, 2024

"How much are we missing by staring down?" Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00 am service on the First Sunday of Lent, February 18, 2024.

16m
Feb 18
"Amazing Grace" | Liz Harlan-Ferlo | Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024

"You don't have to perform for God." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 12:00pm service on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

13m
Feb 14
"Where are you?" | Shana McCauley | February 11, 2024

"Do you think Jesus was up there screaming in the wind?" Sermon by Shana McCauley, Canon Vicar, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

21m
Feb 11
"How did they know they were cured?"| Vijendran Sathyaraj | February 4, 2024

"What does healing mean if you don't even know that you are sick?" Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, February 4, 2024.

14m
Feb 04
BONUS: Dean's Report 2024

Cathedral Dean Nathan LeRud reports on the past year in the life of this community, and helps us look forward toward the future. View the Annual Report at https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/annual-reports Delivered at the 173nd Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

12m
Jan 29
"Let your conscience be your guide" | Roy Cole | January 28, 2024

"Conscience can be a tricky thing." Sermon by Roy Cole, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

16m
Jan 28
"We found points of light" | Vijendran Sathyaraj | January 21, 2024

"We can accept the mystery of God as surpassing the reach of our understanding." Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

16m
Jan 21
”No Stained-Glass Saint” | Nathan LeRud | January 14, 2024

"This country only likes dead radicals." Cathedral Dean Nathan LeRud preaches on the lasting legacy of the Rev'd Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

15m
Jan 14
”We are about seeking not about knowing” | Liz Harlan-Ferlo | January 7, 2024

"We preach inclusion and we live mystery." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Cathedral Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

8m
Jan 07
”Be the Light Anyway” | Matthew Woodward | December 31, 2023

"The light shone in the darkness and the darkness could not overcome it." Sermon by Matthew Woodward, Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, CA, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

11m
Jan 02
”Joy To The World” | Diana Akiyama | December 24, 2023

"This complex, layered meaning is how we can understand joy." Sermon by Diana Akiyama, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, recorded live at the 8:00pm Christmas Eve service on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

9m
Dec 25, 2023
”How?” | Shana McCauley | December 24, 2023

"When we say yes to the impossible thing, our souls sing." Sermon by Shana McCauley, Canon Vicar, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

10m
Dec 24, 2023
Trinity Kids | Day 21 | December 23

"What's the difference between quiet and silence?" The kids & youth of Trinity weigh in!   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

5m
Dec 23, 2023
Nathan LeRud | Day 20 | December 22, 2023

"Were you silent, or were you silenced?" About today's speaker:  The Very Rev'd https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/nathan-lerudNathan LeRud https://www.trinity-episcopal.org/nathan-lerud is Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Portland, OR. With degrees in theology (General Theological Seminary) and English (Whitman College), his great loves are teaching the Bible, exploring Oregon history, attending vintage matinees at the Hollywood Theatre and finding the intersection of popular culture and religion. A native Oregonian, a pastor’s kid, and a musical theatre geek, Nathan is also cohost of the podcast The Gospel of Musical Theatre (gospelofmt.podbean.com http://gospelofmt.podbean.com). He also knows how to clog.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

9m
Dec 22, 2023
Liz Harlan-Ferlo | Day 19 | December 21, 2023

"Why do religious people have to be so serious?" About today's speaker: Liz Harlan-Ferlo https://elizabethharlanferlo.com/about-2/ is a writer, educator, facilitator and faith leader. Her debut collection of poems is Incarnation, Again, which was called "stunningly original and stylistically deft." In 2015, Liz founded Interfaith Muse, a project to explore how artists engage their faith lives in their work.  She specializes in designing curriculum in religious literacy and intercultural communication through creative arts. Liz serves as Trinity Episcopal Cathedral's Canon for Education and Arts.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

6m
Dec 21, 2023
Laura Di Panfilo | Day 18 | December 20, 2023

"Peace is here." About the speaker:  Laura Di Panfilo is Associate Rector at St. Paul's Episcopal in Mt. Lebanon, PA, and the host of the podcast And Also With You https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/and-also-with-you/id1706914579. She grew up in Massachusetts and is a graduate of Emory University where she completed a BA in Women’s Studies and Religious Studies. She earned her Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary and her Master of Arts in Ministry from General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York City. She was ordained a transitional Deacon in June in New Jersey, and was ordained to the Priesthood at St. Paul’s in December 2019. Laura worked as a chaplain at a trauma hospital in Trenton, New Jersey prior to her time at St. Paul's. Laura is also a certified Kripalu yoga instructor and has taught classes in both yoga studios and churches. She lives with her husband Luke who is also a priest in the diocese, her pug and infant. At St. Paul's she coordinates Newcomers Ministries and also support the ministry of the Pastoral Care Commission and the Spiritual Growth Commission.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

7m
Dec 20, 2023
Shana McCauley | Day 17 | December 18, 2023

"I have a complicated relationship with quiet." About today's speaker: Shana McCauley is Canon Vicar at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, an only child who was going to save the world as a journalist. After getting a journalism degree from the University of Washington, she meandered her way to a call to the priesthood getting a Masters of Divinity from Seabury Western in Chicago, serving in California, and then settling down in Oregon. She is half Korean and half Caucasian and the mom of three boys. She has recently taken up quilting and hiking (not at the same time, though that might become an aspirational goal).   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

7m
Dec 19, 2023
Caitlyn Keith | Day 16 | December 18 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"I found my first grey hair this week." About today's speaker: Caitlyn Keith is Associate Rector at St. Martin in the Fields, Columbia, SC. She grew up on the High Plains of Colorado but came East to attend the College of William and Mary where she earned a B.A. in religious studies, focusing on Hebrew scriptures and Christian ethics. Caitlyn was formed for priesthood at Yale Divinity School where she met Scott, her theater-maker husband. A lifelong Episcopalian, Caitlyn is proud to have served in the Episcopal Service Corps and on the United Thank Offering board. Previous side hustles have included rock climbing teacher, craft beer marketer, youth minister, and dog trainer.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com 

10m
Dec 18, 2023
”Making Joy” | Charissa Simmons | December 17, 2023

"Joy is not perfect happiness." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, December 17, 2023.

11m
Dec 17, 2023
Phil Hooper | Day 14 | December 16 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"Luminous mysteries for a dark season." About today's speaker: The Rev. Phil Hooper serves as Rector of St. Anne Episcopal Church in West Chester, Ohio. Phil is a contributing writer for several Episcopal publications including Sermons that Work and Earth & Altar; he is also a retreat leader and a founding board member of the Center for Deep Green Faith. His sermons and other writings can be found at byanotherroad.com http://byanotherroad.com.    Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com 

10m
Dec 16, 2023
Steve Isaacson | Day 13 | December 15 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"Advent is about anticipation." About today's speaker: Stephen Isaacson https://improbablebenedictine.com/about-me/ is Prior of the Cornerstone Community, a lay Benedictine group within Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He has served in many other roles in the Cathedral and is currently the Co-coordinator of Outreach Ministries at the Cathedral. Prior to his involvement with Outreach or the Cornerstone Community, Steve was Professor of Special Education at Portland State University, where he also served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education. During his career in academia, he authored a number of juried publications and instructional materials. He is the author of the book Praying with Saint Benedict (Morehouse Publishing).   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com 

7m
Dec 15, 2023
Peggy Lo | Day 12 | December 14 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"It takes practice to be in the fullness of our being."   About today's speaker: The Rev'd Peggy Lo serves as the rector of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. She is the incoming president of the board of directors of the Episcopal Parish Network (She hopes to see you at the next annual conference in Houston https://episcopalparishes.org/!). In her spare time she enjoys exploring the city of Austin- trying out coffee shops and trails and discovering great vegetarian options, theorizing about the MCU and other fandoms, and testing out new recipes.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com 

5m
Dec 14, 2023
Roger Ferlo | Day 11 | December 13 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"Joseph's encounters with God are like ours." About today's speaker: Roger Ferlo is president emeritus of Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Newberry Library in Chicago. He holds an AB from Colgate University, where he serves as trustee emeritus. He received a Ph.D. in English from Yale University and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Colgate in 2010.  He was for ten years rector of the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Manhattan. Author of three books, he is priest associate at the Episcopal Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer in Hyde Park, Chicago, and an avid amateur cellist and pianist.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com 

4m
Dec 13, 2023
Star Called Sun | Day 10 | December 12 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"Good things come." A musical reflection by Star Called Sun.   About the musicians: Matt & Erin Quarterman are Star Called Sun http://starcalledsun.com, named after a song by Soviet rock band KINO. They combine genres, instruments, languages and cultures: Erin (accordion, vocals) grew up in Indiana and Mississippi, and Matt (guitar, ukulele, vocals) grew up as an expatriate in Portugal and Ukraine. They met at a small Southern college and almost immediately began spending late nights on the steps of campus buildings teaching themselves songs and writing new music together. After a stint in Boston where Matt graduated from Berklee College of Music and Erin from Boston University, they now live in Seattle.   Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com  

5m
Dec 12, 2023
Chris Arnold | Day 9 | December 11 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit

"Listening is a kind of anticipation." About today's speaker: The Rev'd Chris Arnold http://www.pilgrimsteps.org is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Fon Du Lac in NE Wisconsin. He serves as a supply priest, spiritual director, and retreat leader.    Reverberation of the Spirit is a daily podcast for Advent designed to help us rediscover the beauty of waiting, as we prepare for the coming of Christ. Listen every day in Advent in the "Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland" podcast feed, trinitycathpdx.podbean.com

7m
Dec 11, 2023