The Bishop's Blog

If you want to learn the true history of the sin of enslavement in the United States, come to Alabama, in the heart of the old confederacy. On the federal level, Trump and Hegseth are whitewashing...

Gracious God, on this, the 119th anniversary of her birth, we give you thanks for the life and witness of Grace Towns Hamilton, who in 1966 became the first women of African descent elected to the...

I’m on the way to Montgomery, Alabama to attend an equity and justice conference organized by the National Association of Episcopal Schools. Back in the day, I served two terms on the NAES governing...

Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in...

It’s now the general practice in Washington to wear gold lapel and necklace crosses while flouting the golden rule, which teaches that one should act toward others as one wants to be treated....

When I sat down to lunch today during my visitation at St. Michael's Episcopal Church/Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel in Anaheim, the man at my left said ICE had captured his son and incarcerated him in...

Gracious God, we pray in remembrance and thanksgiving for the witness of Sam Hammond, Henry Smith, and Delano Middleton, unarmed students of African descent who were shot and killed by police on...

Gracious God in Christ, who shepherds your people through the wilderness, lighting us forward to the realm of freedom and truth even when sin tries to block our way: We give you thanks for the...

Gracious God, we give you thanks for the life and witness of Arthur Ashe, who died on this day in 1993. The only man of African descent to win the singles titles at the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and the...

Gracious God, Trayvon Martin, who would have turned 31 today, was nine when he saved the life of his father, Tracy, by dragging him from their burning apartment. You knew Trayvon's courage and his...

Our long national nightmare requires Christian leaders to seek opportunities for deeper, more politically engaged ecumenism. These days, detente with Rome is tugging at my heart — and not just...

God of justice and love, on the 113th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks, who had been working and advocating for civil rights for 12 years in the Montgomery NAACP before choosing her...