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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, 2007
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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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