The Bishop’s Blog

Visiting Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana
One family was nervous about bringing their kids to the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana on Sunday for their confirmation. They’d heard...

Galveston, Texas as the new Jerusalem
I’ve been thinking of Galveston, Texas as a crossroads of intersectionality -- a kind of new Jerusalem, not in heaven but on earth. A place where...

Daily prayer: Defend us, your servants
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants,...

Daily prayer: Join us in the spirit of unity
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant...

Daily prayer: For rest
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we,...