Protests and priorities

Universities under siege over the Gaza war bring it all back for us college-educated boomers. Back then, you could be for Vietnamese self-determination, the U.S. minding its own business, or the victory of communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. You could have been...

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Daily prayer: Mark the Evangelist

Almighty God, by the hand of Mark the evangelist you have given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: We thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly grounded in its truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you...

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Sunday without a priest? Feeding the people with the Word

[The Episcopal News] The problem with the deacon’s mass? It’s the name itself, for one thing. It’s true that, according to the catechism and church tradition, deacons have assisted priests and bishops in the administration of Holy Eucharist, both as chalice bearers...

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Daily prayer: For the candidates for presiding bishop

Gracious and loving God, lift up Dan, DeDe, Rob, Scott, and Sean, called as candidates for the next presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, as they meet with their bishop colleagues today at St. Peter’s Church in Charlotte. Make all our hearts discerning hearts as...

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People at their best

It’s encouraging to see people at their best. It’s like getting a glimpse of God’s love. Halfway through a Tuesday morning flight to Charlotte, where most bishops in The Episcopal Church are gathering to spend Wednesday with the five from whom the Holy Spirit will...

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Daily prayer: For the diocese

O God, by your grace you have called us in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless all our people and their ministers and leaders. Grant that your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, your Sacraments faithfully administered...

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Visiting St. George’s Church, La Cañada

For services and my visitation on Sunday at St. George's Episcopal Church in La Cañada, my fellow Detroiter the Rev. Amy Pringle, rector these 19 years, prepared a chart showing all four gospels’ accounts of Jesus’s post-Resurrection appearances and invited me to dig...

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