The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Mission to Tijuana and Comunidad de Luz
May 5, 2025
Maria and her husband once worked for the El Salvadoran government. A police officer, he balked when he was ordered to arrest young men just because they sported tattoos that might suggest gang...
Daily prayer: Peace for the church
May 5, 2025
Almighty and Most Merciful God, give to your church that peace which the world cannot give, and grant that those who have been divided on earth may be reconciled in heaven, and share together in the...
All Saints, Beverly Hills, centennial
May 4, 2025
A momentous year, 1925, gave the world, among many other things, “The Great Gatsby,” Louis Armstrong’s first recordings, and All Saints' Beverly Hills. During its centennial weekend, it unveiled a...
I May Know the Word
May 4, 2025
Driving to Riverside this morning for my weekly visitation, about which more later, as my brain swirled down a free-associating rock and roll rabbit hole, I asked Siri to play Natalie Merchant's...
Daily prayer: Open the eyes of our faith
May 4, 2025
O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in...
Daily prayer: For rest
May 3, 2025
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly...
Daily prayer: Watch over those who toil
May 2, 2025
O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day, who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never forget that our...
Daily prayer: To glorify Christ
May 1, 2025
Almighty God, who gave to your apostles Philip and James grace and strength to bear witness to the truth: Grant that we, being mindful of their victory of faith, may glorify in life and death the...
Daily prayer: For your never-failing care
Apr 30, 2025
Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to your never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that you are doing for them better things than we can desire or pray...
Speaking at the Guibord Center
Apr 29, 2025
The Guibord Center asked me to speak about spirituality in times like ours. I discussed being mindful about my incoming, my outgoing, and my indwelling. My thanks to president and CEO Lo Sprague for...
Daily prayer: Catherine of Siena
Apr 29, 2025
Almighty and everlasting God, who kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your servant Catherine of Siena: Grant unto us the same strength of conviction and power of love that, as we rejoice...
Nonviolent resistance training
Apr 28, 2025
The Rev. Canon Jaime Edwards-Acton’s first civil disobedience arrest was in November 1987. As a UC Santa Barbara undergraduate, he was protesting the university inviting a CIA agent to be a guest...