The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: Gregory Hines
God of light, light hearts, and light feet, on the 79th anniversary of his birth, we remember the late Gregory Hines, dancer, actor, singer, and...

Absalom Jones Day service
In a bracing sermon at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park today, as we marked the feast day of Absalom Jones, the first African-American ordained in The...

Daily prayer: Absalom Jones
Set us free, heavenly God, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show...

Daily prayer: To thirst for righteousness
Gracious God, sitting with his friends on the mountaintop in Galilee, your Son said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for...

Daily prayer: Nelson Mandela
Gracious God, your Son promised that everything freed on earth would be freed in heaven and warned that things bound on earth might be bound in...