The Dean's Corner
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Let's begin again.
This Sunday marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, when we once again tell the story of Christ's incarnation, passion, and resurrection through the feasts and fasts of the calendar year.
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Read MoreWelcome Shiloh Roby - New Music Director
Dear Friends, It is my great pleasure to announce that I have called Shiloh Roby to serve as Trinity Cathedral’s Director of Music. Shiloh currently serves as the Associate Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio, ...
Read MoreGratitude Therapy
These days, we spend far too much time in “fight or flight” mode. Whether we’re stressed out at work or reeling from a newsfeed, our internal defense mechanisms that evolved to keep us safe from predators can also keep us trapped in cycle o...
Read MoreThe Great Cathedral Preach-Off
As many of you know, my wife, the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, was recently called to serve as the Pastor for Digital Ministries at Washington National Cathedral. She’s now a full-time member of the clergy staff of that cathedral while serving remotel...
Read MoreRemember That You are Soil
Without planning it, a common theme ran through two classes I taught at Trinity this past week. On Sunday I led the weekly bible study on the Old Testament, where we looked at Kings and Kingdoms: the period of monarchy that included Saul, David, ...
Read MoreA Song of the Saints
All Saints’ Day is a feast of memory and hope. Each time we light candles for loved ones and sing the songs of the Saints of God, we celebrate that the Body of Christ is not simply those of us who gather in one time and place but rather a timel...
Read MoreMeet Me Here
Meet me here, where the old fence ends, and the horizon begins.
Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio, Considering Matthew Shepherd , transforms one of the most painful and traumatic events in recent history into a catha...
Read MoreDemocracy in Action
This past year I watched democracy in action, and it wasn't always pretty. About 18 months ago, the school board of Shaker Heights announced a dramatic plan to reshape our school infrastructure. Like many systems in Northeast Ohio, Shaker's buil...
Read MoreLooking Beyond Borders: A Call to Compassion
Dear Friends, As followers of Jesus, we are called to see borders differently than the powers and principalities of this world. While invisible lines that divide nations and peoples matter a great deal in geopolitics and gerrymandering, in God�...
Read MoreLove That Heals All Wounds
When I say love, you can translate that into “life with God". To me, love is where the temporal and the eternal meet. Becca Stevens, Practically Divine The Rev. Becca Stevens has spent her life exploring that sacred tension point...
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