The Bishop’s Blog
Daily prayer: For the afflicted
Look with mercy, O Lord our God, on all persons who have become ill, weak, distressed, or isolated. Provide for them homes of dignity and peace;...
Daily prayer: Ignatius of Loyola
Almighty God, who called Ignatius of Loyola to the service of your Divine Majesty and to seek you in all things; Give us also the grace to labor...
Daily prayer: William Wilberforce
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, kindle in your Church the never-failing gift of love; that, following the example of your servant William...
Daily prayer: The Philadelphia 11
O God of Persistent Grace, you called the Philadelphia Eleven to the priesthood and granted them courage and boldness to respond, thereby opening...
Celebrating the ordination of women
One of the 11 women ordained and consecrated as priests 50 years ago today in Philadelphia, the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward, theologian and professor,...