The Bishop’s Blog

The old Claremont School of Theology
Driving through Claremont on Sunday afternoon, I stopped off at the old campus of the Claremont School of Theology, where I spent many rich hours...

Visiting St. Columba’s, Camarillo, and St. Richard of Chichester, Lake Arrowhead
A new rector, thinking of new ways to share the saving, unifying power of the sacraments of Jesus Christ with his parish’s neighbors. A mountaintop...

What Jesus would have us do this Pride month
Episcopalians are blue, red, and sometimes a good Anglican shade of purple. But our rainbow colors don’t run when our government attacks our trans...

In the Key of Heart
Canon Kathy Hannigan O'Connor believed in the idea of having my portrait painted long before I did. My reaction was that the first six guys actually...

Dents and dings on the road
Next time you’re driving, notice how many cars have dents and dings. I didn’t until recently, after Kathy and I fell victim to highway slobbery. We...