The Bishop’s Blog
The Bishop’s Blog: Jerusalem – a pilgrimage of prayer
Jerusalem is by no means a city of prayer for all people. Psalm 87 mysteriously says this: “Of Zion it shall be said, ‘Everyone was born in her.'”...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 8-23-22
O Lord Jesus Christ, you became poor for our sake, that we might be made rich through your poverty: Guide and sanctify, we pray, those whom you call...
The Bishop’s Blog: Jerusalem – A tailor’s shop and David’s Tower
I first met Sami Barsoum in 2007 when I walked into his tailor’s shop at No. 26 St. Mark’s St. in the Old City and walked out with my favorite white...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 8-22-22
Almighty God, whose Son had nowhere to lay his head: Grant that those who live alone may not be lonely in their solitude, but that, following in his...
The Bishop’s Blog: Jerusalem – St. Anne’s Church, nexus of a great power struggle
On a quiet Saturday morning in Jerusalem, visiting breathtaking St. Anne’s Church in the Old City, for just a moment, I thought I could hear the...