Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

"The Trees Know" | Nathan LeRud | December 1, 2024

"Apocalypse can come as the gentlest rustling of the leaves." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024.

Divine Feminine • Advent Calendar Podcast 2024

How are we changed if we pray, "Our Mother, who art in Heaven," or, "We believe in one God, the Mother Almighty"? If humans are created in God’s image, perhaps our understanding of & imagination for God has been too narrow. How does God show up in the feminine?
Every day in Advent, tune in to Divine Feminine and spend a few minutes with God's femininity as we prepare for her humanity.

"It Is Time" | Laurie Larson Caesar | November 24, 2024

"Perhaps this tomb is really a womb." Sermon by Bishop Laurie Larson Caesar, Bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
 
About the Preacher:
Laurie Larson Caesar serves the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as Bishop of the Oregon Synod. She graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1992 and her ministry contexts have included St. John's Lutheran in Des Moines, Iowa, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Portland State University and Spirit of Grace, a congregation of Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Beaverton. Bishop Laurie enjoys reading, hiking, birding, basketball and banjo, not necessarily in that order.

"The World Without Us" | Nathan LeRud | November 17, 2024

"Nothing human will last." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, November 17, 2024.

"Love Your Neighbor Anyway" | Charissa Simmons | November 10, 2024

"What do we do when hope is in support supply?" Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

"The Great Cloud of Witnesses" | Nathan LeRud | All Souls Sunday | November 3, 2024

"We are connected by so much more than our senses." Homily by Dean Nathan LeRud, delivered at the Evensong of Remembrance for the Feast of All Souls, Sunday, November 3, 2024.

"Being Human" | Liz Harlan-Ferlo | November 3, 2024

"There is so much absurdity in being human." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Adult Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

"Losing Our Sight" | Nathan LeRud | October 27, 2024

"How much of the world are we missing?" Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

"Moral Leadership" | Liz Harlan-Ferlo | October 20, 2024

"Leadership is about trust." Sermon by Liz Harlan-Fero, Canon for Adult Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

"If I Were a Rich Man" | VJ Sathyaraj | October 13, 2024

"How far are we willing to go?" Sermon by Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, October 13, 2024.