October 21, 2020: The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry

“We are meant to be people who cross the divide and seek the work of reconciliation.”

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. A preacher, teacher and pastor, Bishop Curry encourages Christians to practice the “loving, liberating and life-giving Way of the Jesus Movement.” This Honest to God conversation with Dean Hollerith reflects on respecting the dignity of every human being during this challenging, conflicted time.

June 17, 2020: Ambassador Andrew Young and The Rev. Dr. Paul Smith

Ambassador Andrew Young is the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, US Congressman, and Atlanta Mayor. He was an early leader in civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close confident of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rev. Dr. Paul Smith is a Presbyterian minister, mediator, and civil right activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Brooklyn. Inspired by Dr. Howard Thurman, the Rev. Dr. Smith has made diversity and inclusiveness hallmarks of his life’s work.

May 27, 2020: Quinn Cook

Watch the conversation between Quinn Cook, 2018 NBA champion and Canon Missioner Leonard Hamlin about faith and perseverance. A graduate of Dematha High School in Prince George’s County, Cook is a producer of the recently released Showtime documentary Basketball County: In the Water. His early life experiences and strong family ties to church laid the foundation for a faith that undergirds a commitment to community and to God.

May 20, 2020: Barbara Brown Taylor

Dean Randy Hollerith hosts best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor for Honest to God. She is the author of 14 books, the most recent Holy Envy was published in March 2019. An Altar in the World (2010) and  Learning to Walk in the Dark (2015) were both New York Times Bestsellers. In 2014 TIME included her on its annual list of Most Influential People.

May 13, 2020: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Dean Randy Hollerith hosts Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for an Honest to God conversation on living with faith during the pandemic. Bishop Budde is a passionate believer in the gospel of Jesus and the Episcopal Church’s particular witness and is committed to developing new expressions of Christian community. She believes that Jesus calls all who follow him to strive for justice and peace, and to respect the dignity of every human being.

May 5, 2020: Father James Martin

Fr. Martin is a Jesuit priest and editor at large at America magazine. He is the author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage and Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Sensitivity and Compassion. In 2017, he was appointed by Pope Francis as a consultant to the Vatican’s Dicastary for Communication.

April 29, 2020: Nadia Bolz-Weber

The Cathedral’s online “Honest to God” series continues with Nadia Bolz-Weber, ordained Lutheran Pastor. Bolz-Weber is the founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, and a New York Times bestselling author. She writes and speaks about personal failings, recovery, grace and faith.

April 22, 2020: Earth Day

The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Creation, hosted a panel discussion on healing the earth in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day. Rev. Traci Blackmon, Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and Bishop David Rice joined Canon Spellers to remind us of the urgency of collective, inspired, and loving action to end the climate crisis.

April 15, 2020: Lisa Sharon Harper

Canon Theologian Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, hosted writer, speaker and activist Lisa Sharon Harper. Harper served as Sojourners Chief Church Engagement Officer, where she is currently a columnist. She is the author of several books, including The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong can be Made Right, and the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment and common action.

April 1, 2020: Philip Yancey

Dean Hollerith hosted bestselling author Philip Yancey, author of Where Is God When It Hurts, Disappointment with God, and The Question That Never Goes Away. Yancey brought his wisdom and experience to an online audience, expanding on thoughts he shared in his most recent blog, Living in Plague Times.