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Rally Day 2021

Hello Cathedral Friends! This Sunday, August the 29th-the Cathedral celebrates Rally Day . Unlike Rally Days of the past, this year’s Rally Day is less a ministry fair and more like a pep rally celebration – becaus...

COVID Update From The Dean

Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, With the emergence of the Delta variant, COVID levels across the nation and in our community have unfortunately risen considerably. Last week, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo raised the county COVID threat ...

Updated Protocols Regarding Worship and Fellowship

Important Worship Changes: On May 16, the Centers for Disease Control issued updated guidance for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The CDC guidance includes that “Fully vaccinated people can resume activities witho...

Prophesy to the Breath

In 587 BCE, the military forces of King Nebuchadnezzer decimated Jerusalem and its temple, and forcibly deported its leading inhabitants to Babylon. For those in captivity, it seemed as if all had been lost. In lament they cried ou...

Yearning for More

The Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams, my Old Testament professor at Virginia Theological Seminary, would read a quote on the first day of Intro to Old Testament. The quote is actually from a book about poetry, How to Read a Poem by Edward H...

Faith, Hope, and Two Feet on The Ground

The Latino attitude toward adversity is somewhat sometimes disconcerting for those who are not acquainted with the culture. How can this be? People may wonder. How can they look so relaxed, share a drink, listen to some music, tell jokes...

May Fete! May Cake! May Joy!

This Sunday: May 2, 2021 This coming Sunday, the Cathedral celebrates May Fete, a tradition at least 120 years in the making! On this day, we honor the children of the Cathedral and celebrate our community with a glorious...

Chasing Death from the Graveyard

Chasing Death from the Graveyard During this Easter season, I want to tell you a Halloween story. In some cities, the town grows up around a courthouse square, university quad, or a river. In my hometown of Paragould, Ar...

"How vividly actual, and therefore marvelous!"

"How vividly actual, and therefore marvelous!" --William Steig "How vividly actual, and therefore marvelous!" ...

Important Message from the Dean and Sr. Warden

Dear Cathedral Family and Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I write to share that in February I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. With the receipt of that news, I joined the ranks of the 191,000 men in the U...