The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: For your never-failing care
Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to your never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that you are doing...

Speaking at the Guibord Center
The Guibord Center asked me to speak about spirituality in times like ours. I discussed being mindful about my incoming, my outgoing, and my...

Daily prayer: Catherine of Siena
Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your servant Catherine of Siena: Grant unto us the same strength of...

Nonviolent resistance training
The Rev. Canon Jaime Edwards-Acton’s first civil disobedience arrest was in November 1987. As a UC Santa Barbara undergraduate, he was protesting...

Preaching at Church the Angels, Pasadena
The Rev. Robert Gaestel arrived at beautiful Church of the Angels in Pasadena in 1983, the year President Reagan invaded Grenada and Michael Jackson...