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Update from Dean Thompson 3/3/2021

Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Yesterday afternoon Governor Abbott announced that, beginning next week, all limitations on openings and gatherings, as well as the state mask mandate, will be rescinded. Almost immediately, I began rece...

Broken Hearts

Register for In-Person Worship Broken heart. It’s an interesting turn of phrase. It refers to love betrayed. Where once the heart was healthy and whole, it is now damaged, trampled, broken by the disregard or willful harm o...

Prophetic Enactment

Register for In-Person Worship Prophetic Enactment I am a second child, and second children everywhere may have a bit of extra insight on the events we’ve experienced in the past several weeks. My older brother is alm...

Jesus and the Tempest

One of my favorite Gospel passages is Mark 4:35-41, in which Jesus and the disciples are traveling across the Sea of Galilee at night. A supernatural storm arises and begins to capsize their boat. The disciples are terrified, but Jesus sleeps ser...

Important Information About Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday

Dear Parish Family, Due to the extraordinary power outages in the Houston area, we must unfortunately cancel this evening's Pancake Supper Virtual Extravaganza. If you are able, we encourage you to mark the occasion at home by enjoying pancakes...

Gospel Medicine

Register for In-Person Worship Gospel Medicine Gospel Medicine is the title of a book written by Episcopal Priest and Preacher, Barbara Brown Taylor. It is full of her marvelous sermons. But you don’t even hav...

Ash Wednesday Reflection

By The Rev. Becky Zartman “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These words, spoken while smudging the sign of the cross on a forehead, are the words most associated with Ash Wednesday, and rightly so. Ash Wednesday ...

Our Spiritual Core

Register for In-Person Worship Our Spiritual Core I’m all flannelled up today, because Tuesday’s high will be only a chilly 65 degrees. By next weekend the highs will drop to the 50s. Brrr! In truth, cold ...

Cathedral Website and App to Enrich Community

Minister for Communications Brant Mills said that when he started at Christ Church Cathedral, one of his first directives was to redesign and upgrade the Cathedral’s website which launched in early February. As someone who has been thr...

Flo Ray Awarded Dean's Cross

During the Annual Parish Meeting, Flo Ray was awarded the Dean's Cross for her dedicated service and involvement in supporting and leading a wide array of Cathedral ministries over the years. In 2015, Dean Thompson and the Wardens com...