In the Southland, grief, rage and calls for action follow attacks on Asian Americans
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 19, 2021
Southland Asian American Episcopalians say they are horrified but sadly not surprised at the March 17 murders of six Asian American women and two...
The Reverend Thomas Haines Schultz, OHC
by Janet Kawamoto | Mar 17, 2021
October 7, 1933 - March 16, 2021 The Rev. Thomas Haines Schultz, monk of the Order of the Holy Cross, died March 16 at a nursing home in Santa...
Service celebrates Barbara Harris, champion of ‘the last, the least, and the left out’
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 17, 2021
Southland Episcopalians, along with dioceses and congregations across The Episcopal Church, gathered virtually on Saturday, March 13, 2021, to...
Diocesan council hears of interfaith work, continued digital ministry and cautious return to in-person worship
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 17, 2021
Interfaith collaborations, digital discipleship, returning to in-person worship, and finances dominated the March 11 virtual meeting of Diocesan...
Churches renovate, build facilities to enhance ministry, honor history
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 17, 2021
From Montecito to Big Bear, from Tustin to Highland Park, church construction projects have persisted, even in the time of pandemic. A seismic...
A Word on the Blessing of Marriage
by John Harvey Taylor | Mar 17, 2021
In a statement this week, the Vatican said that because of their purportedly sinful nature, same-sex unions do not enjoy God’s blessing. These words...
Canon Jennifer Macdonald Ladefoged
by Bob Williams | Mar 15, 2021
June 1, 1931 – March 13, 2021 Canon Jenny Ladefoged – a longtime lay leader in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the wider Episcopal Church – died...
Preacher’s kid, queer, Christian musician: Grace Semler Baldridge charts her own course of faith
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 10, 2021
Honesty is a recurring refrain in the lyrics, music and life of Grace Semler Baldridge, who recently landed briefly at the top spot on the Christian...
Proposed senior housing complexes in Buena Park and Placentia: ‘the Gospel according to ground leases’
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 10, 2021
Some Southland Episcopal congregations are saying, "absolutely, yes, in my backyard" and are working through partnerships to develop affordable...
Internet-guided ecumenical Stations of the Cross move and inspire visitors
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 10, 2021
Andrew Kilkenny, 34, knelt on ground softened by pine needles outside St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, the third stop of a drive-through,...
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