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...
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...
Gala fiesta launches Lydia Lopez Center to empower local immigrants, youth
[The Episcopal News] A summer youth program and an immigrant welcome center will expand in coming weeks through the new Lydia Lopez Center for Community Empowerment, launched April 21 with a fiesta benefit that raised more than $102,000 in support.Bishop John Harvey...
Bloy House seeks new leadership as it navigates big changes, greater possibilities
[The Episcopal News] Look for big changes, exciting possibilities and “a lot of room to grow” in the very near future for Bloy House – the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles – including relocating from Glendale to Echo Park and calling a new dean to oversee...
Bloy House, Deanery 6 join together in pilot program to train lay ministers
[The Episcopal News] When visitors become members at St. Paul’s Church in Pomona, “it totally renews my faith,” says Sandra Martinez Moore. “I believe it is a sign God sends us that we are doing what we’re supposed to be doing, what God is calling us to do and that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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