The Bishop’s Blog

Daily prayer: Giving thanks for freedom
Gracious God, forgive us the presumption of believing you to be pleased when your people are free — to decide who governs them, to live as they are...

Visiting family, and happenings in NYC
The nine Star Wars movies culminate when a heroic character named Rey, on the verge of vanquishing evil, says, “I’m all the Jedi.” At our family...

Daily prayer: For God’s mercy
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the...

Daily prayer: For unity of the church
Draw your Church together, O God, into one great company of disciples, together following our Lord Jesus Christ into every walk of life, together...

Travels on the Storm King Highway
This time of year, or just a few weeks later, Richard Nixon, who in his exilic retirement lived in northern New Jersey, liked to drive up state...