Sermons From Trinity Cathedral Portland

"The resurrection is both an imminent reality and a transcendent reality."  Sermon by the Rt. Rev'd Diana Akiyama, recorded live at the 9:00 am service on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025.

"The fruit of the spirit is love and joy." Sermon by Priest Associate Vijendran Sathyaraj, recorded live at the 7:00 pm Easter Vigil service, Saturday, April 19, 2025.

"It is an extraordinary thing to love as Jesus loved." Sermon by Canon for Intergenerational Ministry Charissa Simmons, recorded live at the 7:00 pm service on Maundy Thursday, April 17, 2025.

"Jesus is not great news for the privileged." Sermon by Acting Dean Shana McCauley, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025.

"Love so great knows no bounds." Sermon by Priest Associate Vijendran Sathyaraj, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, April 6, 2025.

"God's economy isn't about earning." Sermon by Acting Dean Shana McCauley, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, March 30, 2025.

"A garden is not a transactional exchange."   Sermon by Canon for Spirituality Education & Arts Liz Harlan-Ferlo, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the First Sunday of Lent, March 23, 2025.

"They'll know we are Christians by our love." Sermon by the Rev'd Canon Linda Potter, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Nikki Grimes reads her poem "Fuel for the Journey," commissioned by Trinity Arts, on the First Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2025.

"Jesus shows us how to refuse to be trapped by evil that would use our values against us."   Sermon by Canon for Spirituality Education & Arts Liz Harlan-Ferlo, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the First Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2025.

"Ashes are much more than a reminder of our mortality." Sermon by Priest Associate VJ Sathyaraj, recorded live at the 7:00 pm service on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

"Love is a transfiguring truth." Sermon by Canon Vicar Shana McCauley, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

"Loving your enemies can be complicated." Sermon by Canon for Intergenerational Ministry Charissa Simmons, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, February 23, 2025.

"The trouble is already here." Sermon by Canon for Spirituality Education & Arts Liz Harlan-Ferlo, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, February 16, 2025.

"These days, I worry for my immigrant mom." Sermon by Canon Vicar Shana McCauley, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, February 9, 2025.

"God intervenes in the world through individuals, not cosmic events." Sermon by the Rev'd Vijendran Sathyaraj, Priest Associate, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, February 2, 2025.

"Trinity does not exist without all of us." Sermon by Canon Vicar Shana McCauley, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, January 26, 2025.

"John was writing to a devastated community." Sermon by the Rev'd Vijendran Sathyaraj, Assisting Priest, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, January 19, 2025.

"The voice of God is serious business." Sermon by Charissa Simmons, Canon for Spiritual Formation, recorded live at the 10:00am service on the Sunday, January 12, 2025.