The Bishop’s Blog

A complete unknown
I remember a lot of empty seats when I went to see Bob Dylan and his band perform in a theater in downtown San Diego in 1979. He’d just released the...

Lunch with the Rev. Canon David Chee
Though he retired as rector of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Monterey Park in 2017, the Rev. Canon David Chee is usually in town for a service...

Daily prayer: Remembering the slaughter of the holy innocents
We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent...

Daily prayer: For light
Shed upon your Church, O Lord, the brightness of your light, that we, being illumined by the teaching of your apostle and evangelist John, may so...

Daily prayer: St. Stephen
We give you thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to your Son...