The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: To gather in unity
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the...

Daily prayer: Bartholomew
Almighty and everlasting God, who gave to your apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach your Word: Grant that your Church may love...

Sermon for the bishop candidate retreat
Earlier in the month, I did what I’ve done almost every year for the last ten and took a six-day driving trip around the great southwest --...

Daily prayer: For the distressed
Look with mercy, O God, on all persons who have become ill, weak, distressed, or isolated. Provide for them homes of dignity and peace; give them...

Daily prayer: Bernard of Clairvaux
O God, by whose grace your servant Bernard of Clairvaux, kindled with the flame of your love, became a burning and a shining light in your church:...