The Bishop’s Blog

Lunar New Year at St. Thomas’, Hacienda Heights
After COVID, I resolved never to take for granted the simple pleasure of being together in community -- to worship, break bread, and share...

Daily prayer: Satchel Paige
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our...

Daily prayer: Sam Hammond, Henry Smith, and Delano Middleton
Gracious God, we pray in remembrance and thanksgiving for the witness of Sam Hammond, Henry Smith, and Delano Middleton, unarmed students of African...

Welcoming Silas Harvey Passarella
Silas Harvey Passarella, my daughter Valerie and Mark’s son and five-year-old Harriet’s little brother, arrived on our side of the veil on Tuesday...

Daily prayer: Carter G. Woodson
Gracious God in Christ, who shepherds your people through the wilderness, lighting us forward to the realm of freedom and truth even when sin tries...