"Let us remain open when things unfold differently than we assume they will."

Sermon by Liz Harlan-Ferlo, Canon for Education & the Arts, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, January 5, 2025.

"And the Word became flesh." Sermon by Chris Craun, Missioner for Thriving Congregations for the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, December 29, 2024.

"Find your own place in this story." Sermon by Nathan LeRud, Cathedral Dean, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024.

"She has been there all along."

About the speaker:

Nathan LeRud is the dean of Trinity Cathedral in Portland, OR, the oldest Anglican/Episcopal congregation in the Pacific Northwest. A fifth-generation Oregonian and native Portlander, Nathan holds a BA in English and Theatre from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and an M.Div from the General Theological Seminary in New York City. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2007. He will step down from his position at Trinity at the end of December 2024.

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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.

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 and imagination for God has been too narrow.

Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

"The practice of using the word 'men' to stand in for all humankind hurts us all."

About today's speaker:

Elizabeth Schroeder is a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, WA, and her work is in home health nursing.

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"She knows she couldn’t control what the dust / would become."

— from "Eden: Diastasis Recti"

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"Trinity dares to be different."

Sermon by Elizabeth Braatz, Catechesis Class of 2024, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 22, 2024.

"O Strength of Wisdom."

"We need to be careful, lest we trap our God like a genie we let out when we have wishes."

About the speaker:

Shana McCauley is the Canon Vicar at Trinity Cathedral in Portland, OR. Canon Shana consults for parishes in discernment, facilitates the new clergy group, and is the Dean of the Columbia Convocation for the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon. Before Trinity, she was the vicar of St. Edward's in Silverton, OR, where she helped build tiny homes for unhoused women. 

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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.

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 and imagination for God has been too narrow.

Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.

"The humanity of women is too often sacrificed on the altar of the maleness of Jesus."

About the speaker:

Maria Gwyn McDowell is a priest in the Episcopal Church, a teacher, and public theologian in love with the God who calls all to liberation and compassion. Currently the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, Washington, she brings a deep focus on gender, sexuality, and women through the lens of virtue and liberation ethics to her work.

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Join us throughout the Advent season for Divine Feminine, a daily podcast Advent Calendar.

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 and imagination for God has been too narrow.

Every day in Advent, tune in to spend a few minutes with God's femininity – as we prepare for her humanity.