As you consider the many choices available to you during Lent, why not begin by asking yourself “What does God want to grow in me this Lent? What discipline will nurture God’s growth?” If you are feeling lazy, have a look at this video by David Byrne and Brian Eno chosen...
“So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord our God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of...
You can add the Carbon Fast to your own Google calendar in 3 easy steps. Here’s how: Download the PDF: Carbon Fast Calendar 2015 Click to access carbon-fast-calendar-2015.pdf
Candlemas marks the point in the Christian year when we turn our gaze from the Crib towards the Cross. On Sunday we heard Simeon exclaim, “my eyes have seen your salvation.” (Luke 2:30). On Monday February 2, drawing from the text of Bach’s Cantata for Candlemas, “Ich habe genug” [It...
It’s hard work being informed about issues of justice and ethics and trying to act ethically, but Lent is a good time to attempt these things. The Cathedral and the Diocese both have suggestions to help us. 1. During their January meeting, Cathedral Forum worked on producing a calendar of...
[Beth Adams gave this talk on January 27, 2015] When Zen Buddhist teachers first came to the West, some said it would be impossible to teach Zen to western students because they simply lacked the necessary discipline. Shunryu Suzuki, who founded the first Zen monastery in America, started studying at...
Candlemas, to be celebrated Sunday February 1, marks the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. It’s one of the three days in the Christian year when material things are blessed in church. (The others are ashes on Ash Wednesday and palms on Palm Sunday). Consider bringing a candle from home...
(Annual Vestry Meeting documents below) I want to highlight this Sunday’s events and invite you to come if you can: Candlemas Celebrations All four Eucharists and Evensong will be celebrating the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, sometimes known as Candlemas. The Spiritual Practice suggestion this week also focuses...
I’m one of those fairly unusual people my age who never really left the church. I was born into it and I have always loved it. During times in my life when my attendance was less than consistent or when I didn’t have a church that felt like my...
During this Week for Christian Unity, take a moment to meditate with the worldwide church on Jesus’ visit to Samaria, where he asked for water (français ici). The theme for this year is Water–proposed by the church in Brazil, a country experiencing unprecedented drought right now. Here’s a meditation by a...
Here at the Cathedral we indeed worship together, but we also eat together and work together! This Sunday the Last Sunday of the Month Lunch which feeds over 200 needy people is being generously given by Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School and Mazon Canada: The National Jewish Response to...
Beth Adams gave this talk on January 13, 2015. Some years ago, I was sitting with my new friend Shirin, waiting for a movie to start. It was around the time of 9/11. We were looking at an issue of the campus newspaper, and on the front there was the...