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An Easter Message from the Dean
Today we add our voices to those over the generations who have proclaimed, “Alleluia, Christ is risen indeed!” This passage from death into life was revealed to us th...
An Open Letter on Gentrification
Dear Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand, My name is Xiomara, I'm 16 years old attending The Calhoun School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and living in...
Exploring Social Justice, Community Service, Hunger, and Homelessness
High school students from the Calhoun School also made several visits to the Cathedral in connection with their Community Service and Social Justice curriculum. Thirty-si...
An Ash Wednesday Message from the Dean
As we hear “You are dust and will return to dust,” we remember the cycle of life. God hates nothing that God has made. The lost will find a way home. Nothing will ret...
Local Students and "The Value of Food"
Meanwhile, the Cathedral School is folding the exhibition into several aspects of its curriculum. Each grade is responsible for designing an Evensong presentation to teac...
Epiphany: A Message from the Dean
The Twelve Days of Christmas offer a relatively brief time for reflection on the Gift. We always know that Christmas will occur on the 25th of December, but what day...
A Christmas Greeting from the Dean
Former Honorary Cathedral Canon Howard Thurman wrote the poem, The Work of Christmas: When the star in the sky is gone, When the Kings and Princes are home, When th...
Advent 2015: A Meditation from the Dean
We begin each new Church Year with the four weeks of Advent—a preparation for the Feast of Incarnation—the birth of Jesus the Christ. We pray that God will “give us grac...
Changes to the Worship Service Schedule from July to September
The July 11th 12:15 Holy Eucharist service will take place in the Chapel of St. James instead of the Chapel of St. Martin. There will not be a Morning Prayer service...
Changes to Public Access, Worship Services, Guided Visits, and Clothing Closet, June 20 and June 22–26
Public Access: On Saturday, June 20, the Cathedral will close at 3 pm and reopen at 5 pm for Evening Prayer. There will be no access to the Chapels and Ambulatory...
The Valley of Dry Bones: A Pentecost Message from the Dean
–From Ezekiel 37:1-14 read on The Feast of Pentecost Writing for The Atlantic on May 9, Matt Schiavenza, reported: The campaign to eliminate the Ebola virus marked a...
An Easter Mediation from the Dean
Across cultures and centuries people have shouted with joy, “Alleluia, Christ is risen indeed!” We join in ancient rituals, as we renew that passage from death into n...
A Message from the Dean
There is much I do not know about what led up to the arrest of Diane Reiners on Friday, March 13th, allegedly for driving under the influence inside the Holland Tunnel....
Phoenix Deinstallation Begins Monday, March 16
We are sad to be saying goodbye to our beloved installation "Phoenix: Xu Bing at the Cathedral." The deinstallation of these colossal birds will begin on the night of Mo...
Join the Dean’s Pilgrimage to Germany from October 7–17, 2015
Airfare, 4-star hotels, meals (except lunches), and fuel surcharges and taxes (subject to change) are included in the price of $4,150 per person, double occupancy. Tour...
A Lenten Season Meditation from the Dean
As we hear “You are dust and will return to dust,” we remember the cycle of life. All things come from God. God hates nothing that God has made. The lost will find a...
Going Home: An Epiphany Message from the Dean
The paths that First Christmas were not all linear. Of course, following the Star was not likely to be a straight path. But it must have been shocking to those Magi that...
Public Education Department featured on EdLab's "Seen in NY"!
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