The Bishop's Blog
Fr. Vazken Movsesian
Fr. Vazken Movsesian, an innovative priest in the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, who dropped by this morning for coffee and conversation at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, received his...
Fire Anniversary service with the people of St. Mark’s, Altadena
Last week was the first anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires — the events themselves, and the commencement of grueling seasons of recovery and healing. I was along Sunday morning with the...
The Rev. Joseph Jui-en Ho
After he and his mission team visited St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Monterey Park last summer, the bishop of Taiwan, the Rt. Rev. Lennon Yuan-rung Chang, generously offered to continue our...
The Rev. Payton Walker Høegh Ordination
My album from today's ordination and consecration as a priest of the Rev. Payton Walker Høegh. During a festive service at St. John's Cathedral, the three-legged stool of Payton's emotional and...
Renee Nicole Good
Renee Nicole Good walks among the stars with Viola Liuzzo, the civil rights worker from Detroit whom the KKK murdered in 1965 during the march on Selma. As a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, my...
First anniversary chapel at St. Mark’s School;
I spent Wednesday morning with victims of the Eaton fire at Altadena who, according to the mere measure of their years, occupy the ends of the spectrum. But they have in common, by virtue of their...
One year since the wildfires broke out
Many remember a beautiful sky last year on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7. Just after eleven, Kathy took this picture of wind-whipped clouds over the snowy San Gabriels. But then, like the temple curtain...
Miracle pairs
I call them miracle pairs — the universe's warp and woof, the very hand of the great weaver, suddenly revealed when disparate things fit together like puzzle pieces. You think of someone, and a...
War on the Golden Rule
The United States government has declared war on the golden rule. Faith traditions have agreed for millennia that we should act toward others as we wish them to act toward us. It bolsters all...
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
"At the end of a long road was a drive that led to a large house, and we stumbled up the darkness of the drive that night, each one of us afraid, each one holding a stone in his hand in case, and...
Prayers for he Rev. Toni Freeman Stuart
I invite the prayers of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles community for the Rev. Toni Freeman Stuart of Montecito, who has been battling cancer and is nearing the frontier. Raised in the Los...
Homily for the Rt. Rev. Chester Lovelle Talton
“In my father’s house, there are many dwelling places.” In our earthly houses, there are many ways to be a father. And under the job description for father, which is to say for any parent, appear an...