The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Neighborhood Youth Association awards benefit
May 13, 2023
Emily Hernandez, a senior at Culver City High School, chosen valedictorian by her five-member 2023 Neighborhood Youth Association cohort, said it’s not always easy for immigrant parents to get their...
Bloy House graduation 2023
May 13, 2023
My album from today’s commencement ceremonies at Bloy House, The Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, where Miriam Helene Edwards, Karen James, Jonathan Timothy Stoner, and Joshua Wong were...
Daily prayer: Bloy House graduation
May 13, 2023
God of wisdom and love, we offer you our thanks for Miriam Helene Edwards, Karen James, Jonathan Timothy Stoner, and Joshua Wong as they complete their courses of study and participate in commencement ceremonies this morning at Bloy House, The Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles
Church of the Angels: movie location
May 12, 2023
Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix thriller “The Mother,” out today, features a scene filmed at Church of the Angels in Pasadena. Lopez is great as usual. She plays an Army sniper turned assassin protecting...
Daily prayer: A world of beauty
May 12, 2023
O heavenly God, who has filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve you with gladness;...
Amazing people at St. Paul’s Commons
May 11, 2023
You meet the most amazing people around St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Joshua Ng, for a rich conversation about ministry to people of...
Daily prayer: A contrite and humble spirit
May 11, 2023
Holy God, who dwells with those have a contrite and humble spirit; Revive our spirits; purify us from deceitful desires; and cloth us in righteousness and true holiness; though Jesus Christ our...
Daily prayer: The banner of peace
May 10, 2023
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be...
Peafowl in Pasadena
May 9, 2023
Neighbors who share their yards with peafowl on a daily basis do not always lift their voices and squawk with joy when I sing my Eastertide song celebrating the cycle of life in our yard in East...
Daily prayer: Julian of Norwich
May 8, 2023
Triune God, Father and Mother to us all, who showed your servant Julian revelations of your nurturing and sustaining love: Move our hearts, like hers, to seek you above all things, for in giving us...
Bishops-Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence
May 7, 2023
In the wake of Saturday night's gun violence murders of at least eight in Allen, TX, thoughts and prayers come together at Bishops-Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence, which offers prayer and...
Daily prayer: everlasting life
May 7, 2023
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way...











