The Bishop's Blog
Easter sermon from St. John’s Cathedral
Most of the time in church, we hear the words of Jesus Christ and his great apostle St. Paul – Jesus, of course, the subject of the gospels, Paul the traveling evangelist and epistle writer who...
The Great Vigil of Easter at St. Thomas the Apostle, West Hollywood
The most important service of the church year, the Great Vigil of Easter opens with an invocation of the Paschal miracle and scripture readings and prayers retelling the great story, beginning with...
Easter greetings and blessings
On behalf of all of us at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, I extend greetings and blessings as we prepare ourselves for the 50 days of Eastertide. This year, please join me in thinking of Easter Day...
Chrism Mass Scrapbook
My scrapbook from today’s chrism mass at St. John's Cathedral, a Holy Tuesday tradition throughout Christendom. Bishop-elect Antonio Jose Gallardo Lucena celebrated Holy Eucharist. I preached and...
Visiting Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Placentia
When I met with the vestry of the Episcopal Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Placentia after Palm and Passion Sunday services, we sat in low chairs gathered in a cozy circle in one of the new...
Speaking at Saint Matthias Episcopal Church, Whittier
During Lent, the people of Saint Matthias Episcopal Church in Whittier kept their hearts so firmly fixed on Jesus Christ that they took their eye off the ball. On Thursday evening, I was the final...
Celebrating the Rev. Jui-en Joseph Ho
For the last three months, the Rev. Jui-en Joseph Ho has served and celebrated at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Monterey Park, part of our exchange program with the Taiwan Episcopal Church....
A Farewell to the House of Bishops
As our week-long House of Bishops meeting came to an end Monday afternoon, Ian Douglas, former bishop of Connecticut, now assisting in Massachusetts, stepped to the mic. Several of us pending...
Conversations at the House of Bishops
The Episcopal Church has dioceses in 17 countries, extending from Taiwan to a parish in the nation of Georgia, whose capital is a three-hour flight from Moscow. Our world in crisis is a natural...
The Antichrist in Our Time
Tech tycoon Peter Thiel is in Rome giving a series of private lectures about the antichrist. He actually doesn’t have to leave his hotel suite. All he has to do is look in the mirror. He won’t see...
Bishops Gather at Camp Allen in Texas
Meeting for a week beginning today at Camp Allen in Texas, not far from Austin, we Episcopal bishops are devoting our time to seminary education and the formation of priests in a changing church....
Visiting St. Clement of Rome, Huntington Park
The Holy Spirit keeps bringing me back to Huntington Park and lively, welcoming St. Clement of Rome Episcopal Church. Bishops’ visitations here feature dozens of confirmation candidates, sometimes...