The Bishop's Blog

Gracious God, you have lit the spark of generosity and love in every human heart, and in crisis, it shines brightest. In this second week of the wildfire emergency, quicken our hearts and fingers as...

Among the manifold mysteries of Christian faith is that while our God in Christ played no role in bringing about our wildfire crisis, they are fully engaged through the Holy Spirit in the season of...

Holy and eternal God, among whose mercies in our lives is strength for the journey, we lift up all those beginning their second week with the wind and wildfire emergency in the Episcopal Diocese of...

Gracious and loving God, we lift our prayers for all who have lost their homes in the wildfires, and for those who welcome them; and for all in our community who are chronically unhoused, and for...

The two Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles parishes hit hardest by the wildfires, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Altadena and The Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades, have something in common...

God in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the...

All the saints at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena have opened a resource center for Eaton fire victims and others in need every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until further notice. Come for water,...

My scrapbook from this morning’s consecration and ordination at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles of the Revs. Karen James, Michael Mischler, Hart Roussel, and Margaret Stīvers, four experienced...

Dear God, you make us creatures of hope and possibility, that we might do our best for those around us and for ourselves. And yet heartbreak and loss attend us as well. Today in Southern California,...

UPDATE: Cleo and Shiloh have found their foster parents. Thanks and blessings to all who reached out These two good-natured wildfire evacuees, Cleo and Shiloh, need a temporary foster home in the...

Thursday’s bogus LA county-wide evacuation warning wasn’t the first official miscue this dark, smoky week. I received the same warning on Wednesday morning, and it actually prompted Kathy and me to...

My spouse for 24 years, friend for 44, and companion the whole way and back, Kathy shares her Jan. 9 birthday with our former boss Richard Nixon as well as her daughter, Meaghan — and now it’s...