Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland
Weekly reflections from Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, a progressive urban congregation in downtown Portland, OR. Everyone is welcome — no exceptions!
Episodes

Sunday Dec 24, 2023
”Joy To The World” | Diana Akiyama | December 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 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.

Sunday Dec 24, 2023
”How?” | Shana McCauley | December 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 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.

Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Trinity Kids | Day 21 | December 23
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
"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

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Nathan LeRud | Day 20 | December 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
"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 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). 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

Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Liz Harlan-Ferlo | Day 19 | December 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
"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 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

Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Laura Di Panfilo | Day 18 | December 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
"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 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

Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Shana McCauley | Day 17 | December 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 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

Monday Dec 18, 2023
Caitlyn Keith | Day 16 | December 18 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
"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

Sunday Dec 17, 2023
”Making Joy” | Charissa Simmons | December 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 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.

Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Phil Hooper | Day 14 | December 16 | Advent: Reverberation of the Spirit
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
"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.
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