The Bishop's Blog
Remarks and closing prayer at Claremont School of Theology commencement
My deepest thanks to Presidents Hagiya and Kuan and the faculty and board of trustees for this unexpected honor – and my congratulations to all our graduates. From the personal perspective, the...
Prayers for saftey from fires
As firefighters make progress on the Sandy fire in Ventura County, our Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles neighbors in Riverside are keeping watch over the Bain Fire, which flared this afternoon. The...
Prayers for those in danger from wildfires
News comes this afternoon from the Rev. Karen James at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Simi Valley that the mission and its neighborhood were evacuated today because of the wildfire. She...
Prayers for those killed and injured in a savage act of gun violence
I urgently invite the prayers of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles community for those killed and injured in today’s savage act of gun violence at the Islamic Center of San Diego, as well as for...
Photos from grandson Emmet’s baptism
My album from our younger grandson Emmett’s Ascension Sunday baptism this morning in Long Island. I got to baptize baby Logan, too! Who can spot another LA friend besides Kathy and me? That's right:...
Mother’s Day inspirations in journalism
My mother, Jean Sharley Taylor, loved journalism and her English parents’ Anglicanism so much that, without even trying, she bequeathed to me both my vocations. My friend and colleague Canon for...
All-diocese confirmation at St. John’s Cathedral
On Saturday at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles, 21 apostles promised to do their best to obey Jesus Christ’s 21-word sermon. Candidates for confirmation and reception in The Episcopal Church,...
Remarks to clergy conference
My portion of our program tonight is called a fireside chat, for which there are at least two antecedents. About 30 times during his presidency, usually beginning with the words “my friends,” FDR...
Confirmations and Receptions at All Saints, Pasadena
A part of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena will forever be my mother, Jean. She and my stepfather, Dick Lescoe, rest in the second floor columbarium, which she helped launch as a vestry...
A season of Goodwill and givaways
Advancing years and shrinking spaces can lend clarity to decisions about what we really need. This summer, Kathy and I will move from the spacious episcopal residence to a lovely 1,400-square-foot...
Lunch with the deans of the Diocese
A friend mourning their spouse told me the story this week. They'd had to call streaming services to cancel their beloved’s premium sports subscriptions. The usual offers of discounts ensued until...
Visiting St. Joseph’s, Buena Park
When I visited St. Joseph's Episcopal Church in Buena Park in 2018, I took a picture of Jordyn as she handed me a piece of cake. The Rev. Canon Mary P. Trainor looked on. We re-created the scene...