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Epiphany
Dear Cathedral Family, Christmas draws to a close this week with the feast of the Epiphany on Friday, celebrating the visit of the magi,...
Dean Gibson
Jan 5, 20232 min read


Rest and Reflect
Dear Cathedral Family, I am writing to you on December 21, the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of this year. This is...
Dean Gibson
Dec 21, 20221 min read


Preparing the Way
Dear Cathedral Family, As Christmas fast approaches, we are all entering our final preparations for the holidays, and there is a buzz of...
Dean Gibson
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Stewardship 2023
But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 Dear...
Dean Gibson
Dec 1, 20222 min read


Grow in Discipleship
Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday, the second Sunday of Advent, will be a time of looking forward—to the next steps of our journey...
Dean Gibson
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Happy New Year!
Dear Cathedral Family, After the feasting and football of the Thanksgiving holiday, we begin a new church year this Sunday, the First...
Dean Gibson
Nov 23, 20222 min read


Thanksgiving
Dear Cathedral Family, The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, with children looking forward to a week out of school, college students...
Dean Gibson
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Preparing
Dear Cathedral Family, As the long season after Pentecost draws to a close this Sunday and next, we turn our hearts and minds toward...
Dean Gibson
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Season of Commitment
Dear Cathedral Family, This Sunday is a very special day in the yearly life of the Church, as we celebrate All Saints’ Sunday. It is one...
Dean Gibson
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Mission: Joy
Dear Cathedral Family, The Old Testament reading for Sunday takes us back to a period of “destruction and violence … strife and...
Dean Gibson
Oct 27, 20221 min read


Love and Be Loved
Dear Cathedral Family, We are greatly blessed with an abundance of babies in the Cathedral Family. They bring us much joy and many gifts....
Dean Gibson
Oct 20, 20222 min read


Healing is not a Spectator Sport
Dear Cathedral Family, Healing, in Jesus’ ministry and in our own lives, is not a spectator sport. It requires active desire and...
Dean Gibson
Oct 6, 20221 min read


Guard the Treasure
Dear Cathedral Family, After two years of caution and limited public events, life feels like it has come roaring back this fall. Trips,...
Dean Gibson
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Perspective
It doesn’t feel like fall in Mobile this week, but it is! This Thursday, September 22, 2022, was the autumnal equinox in the Northern...
Dean Gibson
Sep 22, 20222 min read


Serving Mammon
Dear Cathedral Family, Sometimes the old words help us understand the gospel more clearly. This week is an occasion when this is true,...
Dean Gibson
Sep 15, 20222 min read


There Will Be Joy
Dear Cathedral Family, You may have seen a mug or t-shirt printed with the saying, “Not all who wander are lost.” Like most such...
Dean Gibson
Sep 8, 20222 min read


Giving Thanks for All Workers
Dear Cathedral Family, Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other...
Dean Gibson
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Philadelphia
Dear Cathedral Family, You’ve probably heard the city of Philadelphia referred to as the “City of Brotherly Love.” You might not know...
Dean Gibson
Aug 24, 20222 min read


Freedom and Eternity
Dear Cathedral Family, I am thankful for your outpouring of love this week in our celebration of life and eternal life for our brother...
Dean Gibson
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Great Cloud of Witnesses
Dear Cathedral Family, In the Gibson household this week, we are preparing for our youngest’s move to college (as the Zublers did for...
Dean Gibson
Aug 11, 20221 min read
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