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Presentations

An Office of Morning Prayer
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Recorded July 2, 2008
These prayers, psalms, and canticles follow the classical structure of Morning Prayer in the Anglican tradition. This podcast is designed to be prayed repetitively, and so it uses all the various alternatives for certain sections of traditional Morning Prayer. Thus, it also omits any assigned scriptures from the daily lectionary.
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Principles of Christian Leadership
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Recorded January 13, 2008
What is Christian Leadership? From the Dean's Forum.
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Christian Virtues, Classical and Modern
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Recorded February 24, 2007
A summary review of the seven classical virtues, and a proposal for eight modern virtues. Presented as a workshop during the Diocesan Ministry Fair.
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Christianity and Other Religions
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Recorded September 17, 2007
How to be passionately Christian and compassionately interfaith. Part of a series on "Religion For the Common Good."
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Religion and the Common Good
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Recorded September 10, 2006
Sam Candler discusses eight values which inspire "Religion for the Common Good."
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Sermons

Homecoming: Look Around You!
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 17, 2008
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God as Life Giver and Life Limiter
The Very Rev. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 10, 2008
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A Redemption Song
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 3, 2008
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Completing the Work that God Starts
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 3, 2008
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Don't Let Go Before Your Blessings
The Rev. Thee Smith.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 3, 2008
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The Kingdom Hidden in Plain View
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 27, 2008
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Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
The Rev. Canon Todd Smelser
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 27, 2008
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 20, 2008
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"Are you sure I shouldn't just get rid of these weeds?"
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
St. Benedict's Episcopal Church
July 20, 2008
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A Stroke of Insight
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 13, 2008
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Lives "Harvested" Here Without Condemnation
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 13, 2008
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The Wasteful Sower
The Very Rev. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Cashiers, North Carolina
July 13, 2008
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The Parable of Good Soul
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
St. George the Martyr Anglican Church
Magnetawan, Ontario, Canada
July 13, 2008
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The Love Underneath the Woe
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 6, 2008
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New Rules for New Life
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 22, 2008
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Limitless Power of God's Love
The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 22, 2008
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Blessed, but not Entitled
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 15, 2008
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Pitching Our Tents
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 8, 2008
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Sermon
The Rev. Canon Todd Smelser
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 8, 2008
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Jesus Saves
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 1, 2008
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Serving Two Masters: Christianity and Patriotism
The Very Rev. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 25, 2008
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The Music of Trinity
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 18, 2008
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In the Name of God: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 18, 2008
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The Power of the Spirit
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 4, 2008
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Life After Life After Death
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 1, 2008
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The Advocate of Love
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 27, 2008
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I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 20, 2008
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Part of God's Herd
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 13, 2008
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The Emmaus Road
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 6, 2008
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"Peace Be with You!"--Really
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 30, 2008
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Sermon
The Rev. Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 30, 2008
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I Am Spiritual, But I Am Not Religious
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 23, 2008
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That Kind of Work
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 20, 2008
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Everything had Changed
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 16, 2008
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Lazarus, Come Forth! Call and Response
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 9, 2008
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Lent and Healing from Blindness
The Very Rev. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 2, 2008
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Buy Me a Cup of Coffee
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 24, 2008
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 17, 2008
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It’s Not Just About Us
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 17, 2008
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The Three Temptations: Health, Wealth, and Wisdom
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 10, 2008
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Gratitude for Our Human Limits
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 6, 2008
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We Become What We Watch
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 3, 2008
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Have You Sensed the Nearness of the Kingdom?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 27, 2008
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Risking the Transition to New Life
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 13, 2008
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 6, 2008
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At Christmas, God Saves the World One Person at a Time
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
December 24, 2007
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Manger Scenes I Have Known
The Very Rev. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
December 23, 2007
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Are You the One Who Is to Come?
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
December 16, 2007
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Good Catastrophe: An Advent of Beloved Community
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip Evensong
December 2, 2007
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Homily
The Rev. Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
December 2, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Canon Todd Smelser
The Cathedral of St. Philip
November 25, 2007
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I am Thankful for all the Things I Do Not Need!!
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
November 18, 2007
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Is Jesus Really Interested in Marriage?
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
November 11, 2007
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It’s All in How You Look at It
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
November 4, 2007
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Blessed are the Poor?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
November 4, 2007
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Homily
The Rev. Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 28, 2007
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The Pharisee is a Sitting Duck
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 28, 2007
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Will You Please Stop Whining?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 21, 2007
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All Scripture is Inspired by God
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 21, 2007
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Get Up and Go:Saint Philip the Deacon And Christian Mission
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 14, 2007
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Homily on The Feast of St. Francis
The Rev. Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 7, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Payton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 7, 2007
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Talk to the Animals? Or maybe we should just listen.
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
October 7, 2007
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The Chasm of Hades or The Power of Grace
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
September 30, 2007
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Are you on the Fortune 500 list of Eternity?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
September 23, 2007
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God & Gold
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
September 23, 2007
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Philemon and the Grace of Free Will
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
September 9, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
September 2, 2007
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Who's Your Daddy?
The Rev. Canon George M. Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 26, 2007
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What Burdens Are Weighing You Down?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 26, 2007
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Father Against Son, and Daughter Against Mother, on Homecoming Sunday
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 19, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 12, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Payton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
August 5, 2007
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Birth Order Issues: Mary & Martha's, Jesus' & Yours
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip Evensong
July 29, 2007
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Easter Laughter
The Very Rev. Harry Pritchett
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 22, 2007
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When All the Rules Have Changed, Look for the Kingdom
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 8, 2007
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Homily for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
The Reverend Todd Smelser
The Cathedral of St. Philip
July 1, 2007
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Sermon
The Rev. Bill Payton
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Mikell Chapel
1 July 2007
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Demons
The Very Rev. Harry Pritchett
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 24, 2007
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The Life You Save...
The Rev. George Maxwell Jr.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
June 24, 2007
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Who's in Charge of You?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 24, 2007
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Getting Into Trouble
The Rev. George Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 10, 2007
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Dogma & Wisdom, What Difference Does the Trinity Make?
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
June 3, 2007
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Sermon for Pentecost
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 27, 2007
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Thank God for Music Teachers
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 20, 2007
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The Spirit and the Bride Say Come
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 20, 2007
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Baccalaureate Address
The Very Rev. Harry Pritchett
University of the South
May 12, 2007
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Do We Really Want New Life?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
May 6, 2007
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Why I Like the Book of Revelation
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 29, 2007
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He Gave His Life That Others Might Live
The Rev. George Maxwell Jr.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 22, 2007
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Robert Shaw & Doubting Thomas
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 15, 2007
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Blame Us Instead
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip Evensong
April 15, 2007
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Holy Saturday, Liminal Space, Paschal Mystery
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
April 7, 2007
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Afraid of the Dark
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Mikell Chapel
April 1, 2007
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He Said This..Because He Was A Thief
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 25, 2007
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Homily on the Feast of the Annunciation
The Rev. Ed Fuller, Deacon
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Evensong
March 25, 2007
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The Eternal Lost & Found Dept.
The Very Rev. Harry Pritchett
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 18, 2007
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What if the Wrong Son Ran Away?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Mikell Chapel
March 18, 2007
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Homily (8:45 a.m.)
The Rev. Bill Harkins
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 11, 2007
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The Bush Was Blazing Yet It Was Not Consumed
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 11, 2007
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What If We Had Not Believed
The Rev. Thee Smith
The Cathedral of St. Philip
March 4, 2007
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A Friend of the Devil
The Very Rev. Sam Candler
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 25, 2007
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Fast or Feast?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Ash Wednesday
February 21, 2007
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Homily from Luke 5:1-11
Deacon Ed Fuller
The Cathedral of St. Philip
February 4, 2007
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Can God be Present in a Rage?
The Rev. Canon Elizabeth C. Knowlton
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 28, 2007
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A Sermon for Evensong
January 21 , 2007
The Reverend Canon Carolynne G. Williams
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For the Good of the World
The Reverend George Maxwell
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 14, 2007
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Homily for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
The Reverend Todd Smelser
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 14, 2007
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Who You Are and What You Represent
The Very Reverend Harry Pritchett
The Cathedral of St. Philip
January 7, 2007
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You Are My Child the Beloved -- Really
The Rev'd. Theophus "Thee" Smith
January 7, 2006
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Seasonal Display of Joy
The Very Rev. Harry Pritchett
December 25, 2006
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