The Bishop’s Blog

Sermon for the bishop candidate retreat
Earlier in the month, I did what I’ve done almost every year for the last ten and took a six-day driving trip around the great southwest --...

Daily prayer: For the distressed
Look with mercy, O God, on all persons who have become ill, weak, distressed, or isolated. Provide for them homes of dignity and peace; give them...

Daily prayer: Bernard of Clairvaux
O God, by whose grace your servant Bernard of Clairvaux, kindled with the flame of your love, became a burning and a shining light in your church:...

Daily prayer: Caring for children
Almighty God, you have blessed us with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach...

Checking in at St. Clement’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,...