The Bishop's Blog
Checking in at St. Clemente’s, Huntington Park
Outside St. Clement's Episcopal Church in Huntington Park on Sunday afternoon, if you saw five men standing and praying in a circle on the sidewalk, that was the vicar, the Rev. Santos Flores, his...
Celebration of life of the Rev. Phil Strange
Susan and the Rev. Phil Strange were famous for their whirlwind romance. They met in Dallas during the summer of love in 1967, when Phil was assistant to the dean at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. She...
Daily prayer: To find fullfillment in solitude
Almighty God, whose Son had nowhere to lay his head: Grant that those who live alone may not be lonely in their solitude, but that, following in his steps, they may find fulfillment in loving you...
Daily prayer: The steps of holy life
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow...
Daily prayer: For light
O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth your unending day upon us who watch for you, that our lips may praise you, our lives may bless you, and our worship on the morrow give you glory;...
Daily prayer: To share in the eternal kingdom
O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom;...
Six days on the road: Indigenous American culture and history at the Heard Museum
If you’re around my age, 70, and you went to summer camp as a child, you probably learned how to weave lanyards out of multicolored strips of plastic. These came in handy whenever you had to hang a...
Daily prayer: Unity in Christ
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by...
Six days on the road: The promised land
Chuck Berry was behind bars when he wrote “The Promised Land,” one of our greatest songs about the liberating power of the open road. In the early sixties, he served 18 months for violating the Mann...
Daily prayer: The dignity of human nature
O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son...
Daily prayer: Florence Nightingale
O God, who gave grace to your servant Florence Nightingale to bear your healing love into the shadow of death: Grant to all who heal the same virtues of patience, mercy, and steadfast love, that...
Six days on the road: Merton’s epiphany
As epiphanies go, Thomas Merton’s in downtown Louisville nearly 80 years ago was one of the best. Looking at the crowds on the sidewalks, he said, "I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization...