"I think to have faith is to engage a kind of irrationality." Sermon by the Rt. Rev'd Diana Akiyama, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"There's such a sweet, sweet spirit in this place." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, May 19, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"Fire is not always as it seems." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Palm Sunday, May 12, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"Wherever you are on the spectrum of human gender, God is big enough to meet you there." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at Choral Evensong on Sunday, May 5, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"God's breath brings life." Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, May 5, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

Papa, can you hear me? It's the last episode of our Season of Babs, and we're going out strong! That's right: today we look at Barbra Streisand's magnum opus, the 1982 film Yentl – which she both directed and starred in. We talk about: Prayer & Texts: What it means to study sacred texts, and the critical differences between traditionally-Christian …

"What does it mean to encounter someone who is different?" Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 28, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"We love diversity, except when it comes to other people." Sermon by guest preacher KyungJa Oh, the first Korean American woman ordained in the Episcopal Church, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Part of the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series. About Dr. Oh: KyungJa Oh (KJ) is a retired Episcopal priest and…

Is it a musical? Is it a $6MM home movie? A contemporary Purim spiel? This is a weird movie, you guys. The evergreen story of A Star Is Born has attracted legendary performers like Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Lady Gaga. Today, Peter and Nathan focus on the 1976 film version with Barbra and Kris Kristofferson in the context of Gaga and Garla…

"How did you meet Jesus?" Sermon by Shana McCauley, Canon Vicar, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 14, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"Do not doubt but believe." Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 7, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

It may not be a musical, but it sure is close... It's The Way We Were! It’s 1973. Watergate has happened. Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Arthur Laurents, and Sidney Pollack get together to re-create the weepy romcom in the non-musical—but musical-theatre-adjacent!—classic The Way We Were. We talk about: The Conflict: Streisand & Laurents versus …

"We refuse to let them be forgotten." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 11:00 service on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"This isn't the end of the story." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at the Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday, March 30, 2024.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"All that he is, he offers to us" Sermon by guest preacher Roger Ferlo, recorded live at the 7:00 pm service on Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024 About the preacher: 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 …

"This Holy Week, 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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

Peter and Nathan watched this movie so you don't have to! It's time for a deep cut... We’re talking about the 1970 film version of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane’s very strange musical, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever – a show about a psychiatrist with terrible boundaries. We talk about: ESP: Is there a meaningful distinction between extrasenso…

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

She's still glowin', she's still crowin,' she's still goin' strong... That's right: we're continuing our deep dive into the great Barbra Streisand with a look at the mid-60s Broadway classic, Jerry Herman’s Hello Dolly! We talk about: Discernment: Dolly is a woman on a journey out of grief – and is looking for her sign. What kind of a theology of d…

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

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

Isn’t it "people who DON'T need people are the luckiest people in the world?" Today we look at the role that made Barbara Streisand's early career: the role of Fanny Brice in Jule Styne & Bob Merrill’s 1964 musical Funny Girl and the 1968 film directed by William Wyler. We talk about: The Greatest Star: The phenomenon of the original Fanny Brice, h…

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

Everybody said don't, but we're doing it anyway... It's the Gospel According to Babs! It's the queerest thing we've ever done. This season, we're focusing on the musical (and musical-adjacent) films of one of the greats – Barbra Streisand: GOAT queer diva, filmmaker, actor, and singer, who just released her autobiography My Name is Barbra. We talk …

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

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

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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.podb…

"Were you silent, or were you silenced?" About today's speaker: The Very Rev'd 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 fin…

"Why do religious people have to be so serious?" About today's speaker: Liz Harlan-Ferlo 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 li…

"Peace is here." About today's 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. 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 T…

"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…

"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 f…

"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.By Trinity Cathedral Portland

"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 …

"Advent is about anticipation." About today's speaker: Stephen Isaacson 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 O…

"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!). In her spare time she enjoy…

"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 Univ…

"Good things come." A musical reflection by Star Called Sun. About the musicians: Matt & Erin Quarterman are Star Called Sun, 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 …

"Listening is a kind of anticipation." About today's speaker: The Rev'd Chris Arnold 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 …

"Something big is coming." Sermon by Katie Webb, Canon for Cathedral Music, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, December 10, 2023.By Trinity Cathedral Portland