The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered...
Daily prayer: Mark the Evangelist
Almighty God, by the hand of Mark the evangelist you have given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: We thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly grounded in...
The Shepherd’s Cup Golf Tournament
Many years ago, when I was vicar of St John Chrysostom Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, golf ace the Rev. Dawn Vukich (now the devoted vicar of Faith Episcopal Church in Laguna Niguel) worshiped...
The road to Emmaus and St. Clement’s, San Clemente
We live our lives, in a way, on the road to Emmaus — according to the gospel, a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, according to Google, a bit of a muddle. In Luke’s story, two of Jesus’s...
Daily prayer: All sorts and conditions of people
O God, the creator and preserver of all, we humbly beseech you for all sorts and conditions of people; that you would be pleased to make your ways known unto them, your saving health unto all...
Los Angeles Interfaith Leaders Statement on Al-Aqsa Mosque Desecration
As the holy season of Ramadan comes to an end, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders join in deploring Israeli police violence against peaceful worshipers in the...
Daily prayer: third Sunday of Easter
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: Hadewijch
Triune God of Love, overwhelming and all-encompassing: Visit us in our solitude and in our companionship, and draw us ever more deeply into union with you, who are ever present and ever mysterious;...
Funeral for Nancy Doss
Today’s funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church in Redlands for its devoted, reconciliation-driven former senior warden, Nancy Doss, who died last month, was both a celebration of life for Nancy and a...
Amazing people around the diocese
I was with some amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles last week, including the Rev. Rand Reasoner, veteran rector of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills, who...
Daily prayer: A prayer of self-dedication
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we...
Daily prayer: the resources of nature
Almighty God, in giving us dominion over things on earth, you made us fellow workers in your creation: Give us wisdom and reverence so to use the resources of nature, that no one may suffer from our...