Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Sermon: March 7, 2021

“I am free to be free and I am free to free people.”

We were thrilled to welcome guest preacher Bishop Yvette A. Flunder to the Canterbury pulpit yesterday. Preaching the day after Juneteenth was made a national holiday, Bishop Flunder encouraged us to reflect on the meaning of freedom.

Bishop Yvette A. Flunder Sermon: June 20, 2021

Sunday sermon from Washington National Cathedral by the Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Aug. 7, 2022

The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson sermon: Aug. 7, 2022

Sunday sermon delivered by Canon Historian Jon Meacham at Washington National Cathedral, Nov. 20, 2022.

Canon Historian Jon Meacham Sunday sermon, Nov. 20, 2022

The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson delivers the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, Jan. 1, 2023

The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson Sunday sermon Jan. 1, 2023

The Rev. Canon Patrick Keyser delivers the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, April 16, 2023

The Rev. Canon Patrick Keyser Sunday sermon, April 16, 2023

The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith preaches the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, April 23, 2023

The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith Sunday sermon, April 23, 2023

The Rev. Canon Jan Cope Sunday delivers the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, April 30, 2023

The Rev. Canon Jan Cope Sunday sermon, April 30, 2023

The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan preaches the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, May 7, 2023

The Rev. Canon Rosemarie Logan Duncan Sunday sermon, May 7, 2023

The Rev. Canon Dana Colley Corsello delivers the Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, March 14, 2023.

The Rev. Canon Dana Colley Corsello Sunday sermon, March 14, 2023

The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens is joined by the Dean of the Cathedral, The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, to discuss the theme of the Cathedral's new podcast - the intersection of sacred and civic.

Episode 1 - Where Sacred and Civic Meet

Tune in for the Cathedral's first conversation on AI and ethics. Whether you are enthusiastically embracing it, reluctantly trying it out, or anxious about its consequences, AI has taken our world by storm and according to the experts, it is here to stay. Dr. Joseph Yun, CEO of Bluefoxlabs.ai and AI architect for the University of Pittsburgh, the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, the Cathedral's Pastor for Digital Ministry, and Dr. Sonia Coman, the Cathedral's Director of Digital Engagement discuss the state of AI, its risks, and the hope it can bring to the world.

Additional Resources:
- De-Mystifying Generative AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwhzB9x69b4
- Sermon by Sam Wells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18_Uil7YmRM

Episode 2 - AI and Ethics

Tune in for a special episode featuring highlights from a conversation between Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney and Canon Historian Jon Meacham, hosted by Washington National Cathedral. Our guests discuss how America’s leaders can put principles first, and how all Americans can find a better way to be in relationship with one another.

Watch full event stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx-g3E4vAUo

Episode 3 - Highlights from a Conversation with Jon Meacham and Liz Cheney

With the advent of AI and other incredible technological advances, we are ever closer to a world where we can have whatever we want right when and where we want it. But what are the ethical implications? Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Robert Wolcott, Chair of The World Innovation Network (TWIN Global), the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, the Cathedral’s Pastor for Digital Ministry, and Dr. Sonia Coman, the Cathedral’s Director of Digital Engagement.

Additional Resources:
- Proximity - Columbia University Press: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/proximity/9780231207584
- The World Innovation Network: https://www.twinglobal.org/
- Talk by Dr. Geoffrey Ling: https://www.twinglobal.org/multimedia/articles/lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet-consectetur-5#

Episode 4 - Proximity and Everything On-Demand in the AI Age

In Crossroads’ latest episode, join the Rev. Leonard Hamlin, Canon Missioner, the Rev. Jan Naylor Cope, Provost, and the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, Pastor for Digital Ministry for a fascinating conversation on how the Cathedral lives out its mission to be a house of prayer for all people by nurturing meaningful relationships across faith traditions. Our guests share poignant moments of interfaith cooperation and friendship from the Cathedral’s distant and more recent history that are not to be missed.

Episode 5 - The Ecumenical and Interfaith Life of the Cathedral

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde preaches at Washington National Cathedral July 31, 2016

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde sermon July 31, 2016

May 4, 2015: Susan Beilby Magee leads a guided visualization to address illness and imbalances in our physical bodies; explore and release underlying emotions; and invite health and wholeness. She also leads us into the stillness and extends the peace created to our greater community and world.

Susan Magee: Bringing our Physical Bodies Into Balance

June 2, 2015: Susan Beilby Magee leads a guided visualization to identify our dreams and remove obstacles so we may manifest them. She introduces a powerful way of grounding ourselves, using the chakra system in our bodies. She also leads us into stillness and extends the peace created to our greater community and world.

Susan Magee: Manifesting Our Dreams

October 7, 2015: Come to our sacred circle to honor our ancestors and thank them for their gifts. Susan Beilby Magee leads a visualization to identify their voices and beliefs that no longer serve us so we may be free ourselves. This is an opportunity to untangle difficult and limiting parts of our family webs.

Susan Magee: Personal Mastery: Healing Our Ancestral Line

May 23, 2016: Susan Beilby Magee leads a visualization to remember and release shame and guilt and replace them with light and love. Walk in the sunlight, radiating your own light in the world.

Susan Magee: Turn Shame and Guilt Into Love

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Sermon: Easter 2017

The Rev. Dana Colley Corsello Sermon: August 27, 2017

Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry Sermon: October 22, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final Sunday sermon from the Canterbury Pulpit of Washington National Cathedral on March 31, 1968, five days before he was killed in Memphis.

Martin Luther King's Final Sermon at Washington National Cathedral

The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Sermon: January 14, 2018

April 2, 2018: Join Susan Beilby Magee in this sacred circle as she leads a visualization to explore our relationship to Mother Earth. How does Mother Earth support my life’s journey? What messages does she hold for me, and how do I access them?

Susan Magee: Coming Home to Mother Earth

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II Sermon: June 3, 2018

The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope Sermon: October 28, 2018

The Rev. Dr. Barry C. Black Sermon: January 20, 2019

April 23, 2019: How do we free ourselves of judgment and vengeful instincts so we may experience more love and compassion? Mystic/healer SUSAN BEILBY MAGEE guides a full-moon meditation to explore what it means to be enlightened and walk in our radiance.

Susan Magee: Toward Enlightenment: Replace Judgment with Compassion

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde Sermon: March 22, 2020

The Rev. Dr. Barry C. Black Sermon: May 17, 2020

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry Sermon: May 31, 2020

"Nothing, not even the horrors of this pandemic can stop God's presence and love from breaking into our world and coming to us. That is the joy and promise of Christmas."

Cathedral Priest Associate Patrick Keyser spoke yesterday about the light shining throught the darkness during these twelve days of Christmas in his sermon on the First Sunday after Christmas.

The Rev. Patrick Keyser Sermon: December 27, 2020

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie Sermon: February 21, 2021

Here at the Cathedral, we strive to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God. This is the sacred space that gathers a nation at prayer in times of great sorrow and celebration, and a place that continually reminds us of our highest aspirations.

The Cathedral tells two stories: the story of God's amazing love, and the story of the American people. Wherever you're from, whatever you believe, you have a place in God's story here at the Cathedral. Here on SoundCloud, you'll discover much of what the Cathedral has to offer. Welcome!

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