The Bishop’s Blog
Heresy in The Pentagon
The Pentagon is a hotbed of heresy. This week Hegseth ridiculed rules of engagement that govern the military’s use of deadly force. Operatically a...
Gustavo Dudamel
Once more I took my weakening ears into the breach, that oasis of glorious sound, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, to see Gustavo Dudamel conduct the...
Hearing the Echoes
Our youngest grandchild, Emmett, who is seven months old, lives in New York. He and his parents, Dan and Michelle, came to visit Kathy and me last...
Holy Trinity Saint Benedict Episcopal Church, Alhambra, and the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
My Sunday was full of church present and church future — visiting a thriving parish that goes against the grain of narratives of decline, then...
Overcoming temptation to rage with the Golden Rule
Sometimes when I read the news, I’m tempted, just as Jesus was. I’m tempted by the rage clutching at my heart. So like Jesus, who matched the...