Episodes
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Episode 13 - A Better Way to Coping with Anxiety and Finding Common Ground
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Join the Rev. Canon Jan Cope, Provost, the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, Pastor for Digital Ministry, and the Rev. Spencer Brown, Priest Associate, for an open conversation on anxiety, disappointment, and finding common ground. In these challenging times, our clergy explore how each of us can live faithfully together.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Episode 12 - Meet Our Stonemasons
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Rev. Owens sits downs with our stone masons and carvers Joe Alonso, Brianna Castelli, and Sean Callahan to explore this fascinating profession and the Cathedral's unique carving style.
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Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Episode 11 - Washington National Cathedral and First Lady Edith Wilson
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Tune in for a conversation with award-winning educator, author, and speaker Rebecca Roberts and Our Chief Public Affairs Officer, Kevin Eckstrom, on the complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson and her and President Wilson’s ties to the Cathedral.
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Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Episode 10 - A Special Conversation with World-Renowned Conductor Marin Alsop
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Tune in as our Dean, the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, interviews one of the leading conductors of our time, Marin Alsop, on her first performance at the Cathedral, exploring the power of music and the timely message of Beethoven’s iconic 9th Symphony.
Learn More:
- https://www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Articles/2020/12/08/An-Interview-with-Tracy-K-Smith
- Cathedral.org/abetterway
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Episode 9 - 50 Years of Women’s Ordination
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
In this episode, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of women’s ordination in the Episcopal Church. Joining The Rev. Jo Nygard Owens is The Rev. Rose Logan Duncan, Canon for Worship and The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Canon Theologian and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. They reflect on the challenges that women have faced in ministry and explore the intersectionality of gender, race, and sexual orientation in the struggle for equal standing in the priesthood.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Episode 8 - Seeking True Faith to Re-Found Democracy
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Tune in for our latest episode featuring highlights from an in-person conversation with Jim Wallis, founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice, and our Dean, the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, on Wallis’s bestselling book, The False White Gospel.
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Episode 7 - Christian Ethics for Today’s Digital Revolution
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Joining the Cathedral's Rev. Jo Nygard Owens, Pastor for Digital Ministry, and Rev. Leonard Hamlin, Canon Missioner, is Dr. Kate Ott, Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, for a rich conversation on today's digital revolution and the role of Christian ethics in AI, social media, and all things digital. This is the third of a series of episodes on ethics and AI that have featured Dr. Robert Wolcott, Dr. Joseph Yun, and the Cathedral's Dr. Sonia Coman.
"Christian Ethics for a Digital Society" by Dr. Kate Ott: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Ethics-Digital-Society-Kate/dp/1442267372
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Episode 6 - An Interview with Jon Meacham on US Presidents and the Cathedral
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Please join the Rev. Jo Nygard Owens for a fascinating interview with the Cathedral's Canon Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham, on what it means to be canon historian, insights on U.S. presidents at the intersection of sacred and civic, and the public life of the Cathedral.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Episode 5 - The Ecumenical and Interfaith Life of the Cathedral
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
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.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Episode 4 - Proximity and Everything On-Demand in the AI Age
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
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#