Sermons from Trinity Cathedral Portland

"Mercy is compassion and love in action."   Sermon by the Rev'd Canon Vijendran Sathyaraj, recorded live on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

"Jesus would be shocked by a culture in which the individual is prized."  Sermon by the Rev'd Dr. Samuel Torvend, recorded live on Sunday, October 25, 2026.   About the guest preacher: The Rev'd Dr. Samuel Torvend is Priest Associate for Adult Faith Formation at St. Paul's Seattle and Professor Emeritus of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University. He retired from teaching in 2022, but continues to serve in the school’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation. He holds the Ph.D. in church history, with a specialization in sacraments and liturgy, and has taught liturgy courses at two midwestern seminaries and as an adjunct at Seattle University. He is the author of eight books that focus on liturgy and life, sacraments and social action, and worship and work, concerns that animate his faith and his work in adult formation. His latest book is entitled Jesus in Nature: A Monastic Christology.

"How can we share what we have?" Sermon by the Rev'd Canon Shana McCauley, recorded live on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

"Community is never a one-way street." Sermon by the Very Rev'd Dr. Brendan Barnicle, recorded live on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

"Can you really forgive those who steal and kill for gain?" Sermon by the Rev'd Vijendran Sathyaraj, Canon Associate, recorded live on Sunday, October 4.

"We have an opportunity to think different, to love different, to live different – to love and live as God's people."  Sermon by the Very Rev'd Dr. Brendan Barnicle, recorded live on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

"We are sent out to share God's mercy with those we can't imagine deserve it." Sermon by the Rev'd Canon Shana McCauley, recorded live on Sunday, September 20, 2026.    

"Forgiveness is a healthy process, but not an easy one."  Sermon by the Very Rev'd Dr. Brendan Barnicle, recorded live on Sunday, August 30, 2026.

"Hope is like a single ray that can be transformed into a flood of light that changes the world." Sermon by the Rev'd Vijendran Sathyaraj, Canon Associate, recorded live on Sunday, September 6.

"How do we respond in the midst of change?"  Sermon by the Very Rev'd Dr. Brendan Barnicle, recorded live on Sunday, August 30, 2026.