The Bishop’s Blog

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...