The Bishop’s Blog
Daily prayer: To withstand temptations
Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you,...
Christians in Iraq, Palestine, and Syria: A Contemporary Perspective
My scrapbook from Sunday afternoon and evening, where nearly 100 were present at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park for “Christians in Iraq, Palestine,...
Visiting St. Margaret’s, South Gate
The people of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in South Gate lost two beloved priests within months. Their longtime rector, Fr. Edward Bresciani, who...
Daily prayer: Direct us to fulfill your will
Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully increase in us your gifts of holy discipline, in almsgiving, prayer, and fasting; that our lives may be...
Daily prayer: Help us through temptation
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as...