The Bishop’s Blog

Juneteenth celebration concert
Below are my welcoming remarks at “A Juneteenth Sacred Resistance Concert,” sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles' Program Group on...

The Palestinian question
When the Gaza and Iran wars are over, the Palestinian question will remain. It’s possible to imagine a scenario where these agonies set the stage...

Daily prayer: Juneteenth
Almighty God, you rescued your people from slavery in Egypt, and throughout the ages you have never failed to hear the cries of the captives. We...

A prayer for immigrant families
Gracious God, one of the sins of politics is talking about facts and figures and policies and practices when we’re really torturing your people and...

Lions of Haifa
Behold the lions of Haifa. The Rev. Canon Samir and Armond Habiby, both in their nineties, were among seven children of a judge serving the city,...