The Bishop’s Blog

Two months since the wildfires
Two months after the Los Angeles wildfires, they were fresh on everyone’s minds this morning as interfaith and ecumenical leaders met with Los...

Daily prayer: To withstand temptations
Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you,...

Christians in Iraq, Palestine, and Syria: A Contemporary Perspective
My scrapbook from Sunday afternoon and evening, where nearly 100 were present at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park for “Christians in Iraq, Palestine,...

Visiting St. Margaret’s, South Gate
The people of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in South Gate lost two beloved priests within months. Their longtime rector, Fr. Edward Bresciani, who...

Daily prayer: Direct us to fulfill your will
Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully increase in us your gifts of holy discipline, in almsgiving, prayer, and fasting; that our lives may be...