The Bishop's Blog
Chet Talton Day
Siblings in Christ – fellow friends in Chet - on behalf of a grateful diocese, I offer blessings and thanks to the Program Group on Black Ministry and the H. Belfield Hannibal Union of Black...
One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal
Even congregations like Holy Spirit Echo Park, with no repair costs to speak of, are eligible for program grants from the One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal at the Episcopal Diocese of Los...
Daily prayer: Thanksgiving for Bishop Chet Talton
Gracious and loving God, we give you thanks today for the ministry of the Rt. Rev. Chet Talton, former bishop suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles — so kind, and so devoted to justice;...
Daily prayer: Thurgood Marshall
Eternal and ever-gracious God, who blessed your servant Thurgood Marshall with grace and courage to discern and speak the truth: Grant that, following his example, we may know you and recognize that...
Daily prayer: For the nations of the world
Almighty God, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord...
Daily prayer: Pachomius
Set us free, O God, from all false desires, vain ambitions, and everything that would separate us from your love; that, like your servant Pachomius, we might give ourselves fully to a life of...
Institution builders
Amid the week’s myriad blessings and responsibilities, some precious time with three brilliant institution builders. To wish her a belated happy Mother’s Day, I looked in on elder daughter Valerie...
Santa Angelina affordable senior housing grand opening
At festive grand opening ceremonies on Monday for the Santa Angelina Apartments in Placentia, 64 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing for seniors, my heart was full thinking about...
Daily prayer: Praise to God
O God of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and people everywhere love you and serve you in peace;...
Visiting St. Andrew’s Church, Irvine
It’s a year of milestones at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Irvine, CA. In September, the 50th anniversary of its first worship service in a nearby school. Paying off the mortgage for the church and...
Daily prayer: Frances Perkins
Loving God, we bless your Name for Frances Perkins, who in faithfulness to her baptism envisioned a society in which all might live in health and decency: Help us, following her example and in union...
Neighborhood Youth Association scholarship gala
Last night I was privileged to be with people who are really making America great — proud immigrant worker parents and their first-generation children now heading off to four-year colleges, thanks...