The Cathedral of St. Philip: Sermons & Classes

This Sunday, February 23, in the Dean's Forum, the Very Rev. Sam Candler talks about the history and theology of the Episcopal Church in “The Angles of Anglicanism.” 

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (February 23, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

An Evensong meditation by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith on the Eve of the Feast of Martin Luther (February 16, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (February 16, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

This Sunday, February 16 in Old Fashioned Sunday School, the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener previews Jonathan Haidt’s New York Times  bestselling book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness .  

Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times Sunday, February 9 in Old Fashioned Sunday School, we continue our discussion of how to stay connected when all of the forces around us seem intent on separating us from each other. Elizabeth Oldfield, the host of the Sacred podcast and former director and now senior fellow of the think tank Theos, offers a way for us to stay connected. In her ne...

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (February 9, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times Sunday, February 2 in Old Fashioned Sunday School, we continue our discussion of how to stay connected when all of the forces around us seem intent on separating us from each other. Elizabeth Oldfield, the host of the Sacred podcast and former director and now senior fellow of the think tank Theos, offers a way for us to stay connected. In her ne...

A sermon by the Rev. Salmoon Bashir on the Feast of the Presentation (February 2, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Rev. Canon George Maxwell at the Candlemas Procession on the Feast of the Presentation (February 2, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times Sunday, January 26 in Old Fashioned Sunday School, we return to our discussion of how to stay connected when all of the forces around us seem intent on separating us from each other. Elizabeth Oldfield, the host of the Sacred podcast and former director and now senior fellow of the think tank Theos, offers a way for us to stay connected. In her n...

A sermon by the Rev. Canon David Boyd on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany (January 26, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany (January 19, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

“Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night.” That verse, from Amos 5:8, is one of the opening sentences in our Evensong liturgy. Dean Sam Candler talks about Orion  in a special “Dean’s Forum,” presentation about the constellation, Orion!  Watch the video with slides at https://youtu.be/mIh6lsaEfxE

A special presentation by Jimiyu Evans, Co-CEO of Project Community Connections, Incorporated, (PCCI) one of our Cathedral outreach partners and a participant in our annual Requiem for the Homeless. PCCI strives to find “solutions that end the homeless chapter, forever” by rehousing people as efficiently as possible—often within 30 days. One of PCCI’s most recent success stories is its Thrive Swee...

A sermon by the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener on the First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord (January 12, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Epiphany: Discovering Christ’s Light in the World Epiphany is a time of light, revelation, and mission in the life of the Church. Canon George Maxwell leads a discussion about how Christ is revealed in the rich biblical stories about the Magi, Jesus’ baptism, and his first miracles and how those stories help us to recognize the presence of Christ in our own lives.  Due to copyright restrictions, t...

A sermon by the Rev. Canon George Maxwell on the Second Sunday after Christmas (January 5, 2025) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Rev. Dr. Thee Smith on the First Sunday after Christmas (December 29, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

Why Did Jesus Come? Christmas is almost here! This class is a moment of reflection on one of the central questions of our faith: “Why did Jesus come into the world?” Led by the Rev. Canon George Maxwell, we explore how our answers to this question reveal the remarkable ways that Jesus continues to speak to each of us. Maybe you are needing reassurance that you are loved. Maybe you are wanting help...

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C (December 22, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

A sermon by the Rev. Canon Ashley Carr on the Third Sunday of Advent, Year C (December 15, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta 

A sermon by the Very Rev. Sam Candler on the Sunday of the Annual Meeting of the Cathedral Parish of St. Philip, the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C (December 8, 2024) at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta

The 2024 Annual Parish Meeting of the Cathedral of St. Philip, led by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral