The Bishop’s Blog

Ordination of Deacon Payton Høegh
My scrapbook from the ordination and consecration Friday evening of the Rev. Payton Walker Høegh in the Sacred Order of Deacons. By the mysterious...

Daily prayer: For servant ministers
Almighty God, you declare your glory and show forth your handiwork in the heavens and in the earth: Deliver us from the service of self alone, that...

Daily prayer: For justice, truth and peace
Almighty God, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of...

Juneteenth celebration concert
Below are my welcoming remarks at “A Juneteenth Sacred Resistance Concert,” sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles' Program Group on...

The Palestinian question
When the Gaza and Iran wars are over, the Palestinian question will remain. It’s possible to imagine a scenario where these agonies set the stage...