The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: A collect for sabbath rest

Jul 22, 2023

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,...

New visions for St. Luke’s Ministry Center, Fontana

Jul 21, 2023

A former political consultant, community organizer, banker, and city of Upland official, Compton-born Acquanetta Warren is in her fourth term as the...

Daily prayer: for the Diocese of Florida

Jul 21, 2023

Dear Lord, hear our prayer for our brothers and sisters of the Diocese of Florida, for Fr. Charlie Holt and his family, and for us throughout the...

Amazing people around the diocese

Jul 20, 2023

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including, this week alone, for me, two wonderful film crews. On...

Daily prayer: Elizabeth, Amelia, and Sojourner

Jul 20, 2023

O God, whose Spirit guides us into all truth and makes us free: Strengthen and sustain us as you did your servants Elizabeth, Amelia, and Sojourner....

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About the Blog

Bishop John Harvey Taylor has devoted himself to promoting reconciliation, transparency, and a stronger financial and organizational foundation for the diocese’s 200 parishes, missions, schools, and other institutions. In those called to leadership in the church, whether lay or ordained, he encourages the exercise of empathy and curiosity as tools of evangelism, to enrich relationships and build new ones across the barriers of difference and prejudice according to race, language, geography, orientation, identification, age, and socioeconomics.

These are some of his reflections: