The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: Advent begins
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your...

Daily prayer: To teach children well
Almighty God, you have blessed us with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach...

Daily prayer: Grace and thanksgiving
Gracious Creator, We give thanks not only for the food that sustains our bodies but for the beauty that nourishes our souls. We say grace before...

Community Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Paul’s Commons
Canon Luis Garibay has helped host 17 St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park community Thanksgiving dinners, organizing volunteers, cadging for donated...

Lincoln and political division at Thanksgiving
We are so used to being importuned to count our blessings and avoid politics at Thanksgiving that we forget that the politicians forged our modern...