WITH COMPANIONS FOR THE JOURNEY is the memoir of James Parks Morton (1930–2020). It explores his early interest in architecture, which led to his ordination as an Episcopal priest engaged in inner-city work. As dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in New York City, he was inspired by the cathedrals of medieval Europe, where music and art were celebrated as important parts of religious experience. With his colleagues he worked to recreate a similar experience at St. John the Divine, while also awakening public interest in the crisis of the environment. Bringing the wisdom and ritual of other religious traditions to the citizens of New York was an enduring passion throughout his life, and toward that end he founded the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY).