The Bishop's Blog

Justice tastes sweet enough by itself. It also goes great with brunch. At Kathy's and my house over the weekend, the east Pasadena episcopal residence of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, we...

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...

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...

O God, in the course of this busy life, give us times of refreshment and peace; and grant that we may so use our leisure to rebuild our body and renew our minds, that our spirits may be opened to...

Mark’s gospel says that when Jesus came up out of the waters of the Jordan River, the heavens were torn apart. When we say the skies crack open, we usually mean that someone got drenched. At Jesus’s...

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...

My scrapbook from the second two days of our wonderful Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles clergy conference

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...

My scrapbook from the opening evening of our annual Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles clergy conference in Riverside — three days among the finest deacon, lay, and priest colleagues one could hope to...

Almighty and everlasting God, from whom comes every good and perfect gift: As they gather this week at their annual clergy conference in Riverside, send down upon our bishops, deacons, and priests...

Among the thousands of homes the Eaton fire destroyed in Altadena was the Fair Oaks sober living house, operated by Jubilee Homes, a ministry of The Church of Our Saviour in San Gabriel. It housed...

I was still a block away from St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Pico Rivera, where Sunday’s service wouldn’t start for another 45 minutes. But the sidewalks were crowded with 45 confirmation and...