Cathedral Connects

We know you can't get enough of our decapitated gargoyle, because we sure can't.

Twenty score and seven years ago, the founders of this nation set forth on a grand experiment in democracy, fueled by the promising ideals of equality and justice for all. As Americans, we have wrestled, argued, voted and even died in the struggle to expand that same equality and justice to include all of God’s children. 

Join Dean Randy Hollerith for a brief thank-you to Imani-Grace Cooper as she steps back from her regular role with us on Sunday mornings.

We were honored to have Sen. Raphael Warnock, the junior senator from Georgia, as our guest preacher for Juneteenth Sunday.

If you missed Thursday's discussion with "MLK: A Life" author Jonathan Eig, you can still watch it on replay -- but be sure not to miss the music!

Our hearts today are with the family of Nol Putnam, a Virginia blacksmith who spent several years sharing his craft with the Cathedral, who died this week at the age of 89.

It would be easy, if you’re a member of the LGBTQIA community, to look around America right now and get pretty discouraged. Let’s be honest: there’s a lot of bad news out there.  

Smile for the camera!

Today the Cathedral tolled its 2-ton Bourden bell -- the bell we use for funerals and mourning -- 134 times to mark the 134 lives that will be lost in America today because of gun violence.    

Whenever a group of people is facing oppression, there's a temptation to see it as their problem to fix: Racism is a problem for Blacks, homophobia is a problem for the LGBTQ+ community, antisemitism is a problem for Jews.