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Finding Strength and Calm
Dear Cathedral Family, Two weeks ago we began our celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace. Yesterday, as we celebrated the...
Dean Gibson
Jan 7, 20212 min read


It Is Still Christmas!
Dear Cathedral Family, It is still Christmas! Our worship on this Second Sunday after Christmas Day, as we move toward the Epiphany, will...
Dean Gibson
Dec 29, 20201 min read


Blessings of the Season
Dear Cathedral Family, This will be a Christmas like none we have known in our lifetimes. When in-person worship was suspended due to the...
Dean Gibson
Dec 22, 20203 min read


Bear the Light
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, The readings and collect for this final Sunday in Advent focus our attention on the essential reason...
Dean Gibson
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Rejoice
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, The third Sunday in Advent is known as “Gaudete Sunday”: “gaudete” is the Latin word for “rejoice,”...
Dean Gibson
Dec 10, 20201 min read


Peace, Joy, Love
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, As we move toward the close of this unusual year, we continue to adapt our usual ways of living to the...
Dean Gibson
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Encounters with Jesus
Dear Cathedral Friends and Family, This Sunday will be the last Sunday of the season after Pentecost, bringing to a close the long period...
Dean Gibson
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Small Steps
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Jesus told the parable of the talents to teach the importance of continuing to tend, work, and grow...
Dean Gibson
Nov 13, 20202 min read


"Give Me Jesus"
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, As I write to you mid-week, uncertainty continues to surround this week’s national elections, and the...
Dean Gibson
Nov 4, 20202 min read


Self-Giving
Dear Cathedral Friends and Family, I pray that you all have weathered this last storm, Zeta, without too much damage and that if you...
Dean Gibson
Oct 29, 20202 min read


BIG LOVE
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Can love be commanded? Our culture says no. Movies, novels, and the stories people tell show love...
Dean Gibson
Oct 22, 20202 min read


Grounded in Faith
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Since resuming in-person worship in September, our attendance has grown steadily, as we have all grown...
Dean Gibson
Oct 13, 20202 min read


The Lord is Near
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Part of my message last Sunday was an encouragement to make a dedicated period of time each day for...
Dean Gibson
Oct 7, 20202 min read


Keystone Habits
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, This week marked the delayed start of both Centering Prayer with The Rev. Marshall Craver and the...
Dean Gibson
Oct 1, 20202 min read


Yes, God is With Us
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, As recovery from Hurricane Sally continues and as our troubled nation moves closer to the November...
Dean Gibson
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Hurricane Sally
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, As I write this on Thursday, we are all dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sally. The best news...
Dean Gibson
Sep 17, 20202 min read


Marking the Beginning
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Back in the time “before,” this Sunday after Labor Day would have been our “Rally Day.” We would...
Dean Gibson
Sep 10, 20202 min read


Not the Same
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Since March, our shared life in the Church has been one of new challenges and difficult choices. I am...
Dean Gibson
Sep 1, 20202 min read


Shared Life
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, As school begins in various formats and summer draws toward its end, here at Christ Church Cathedral...
Dean Gibson
Aug 19, 20203 min read


Grace to Grow
Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, We pray this week for new beginnings—for the grace to change and grow and to allow God to change us....
Dean Gibson
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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