The Bishop's Blog

Almighty God, we praise your Name for your bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch, who offered himself as grain to be ground by the teeth of wild beasts that he might present to you the pure bread of...

Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in...

O God, who by your Holy Spirit moved Teresa of Avila to manifest to your church the way of perfection: Grant us, we pray, to be nourished by her teaching, and enkindle within us a keen and...

Last night and today, members of the Commission on Ministry, Standing Committee, and staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles are meeting with Payton Walker Høegh, Mike Mischler, Hart Roussel,...

Last weekend, we were stunned by the news that three members of the Los Angeles City Council, along with a top labor leader, used or countenanced racist and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs in a secretly taped...

Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus...

O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day, who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never forget that our...

O God, who has made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that we, following the example of your...

Yucaipa is a town of over 50,000 in San Bernardino County, in the rolling hills of the San Bernardino mountains, evincing an independent heartland sensibility, as do many inland communities in the...

Jesus Christ, our leader, you are the Son of the Creator. In faith, we became your children. We will live as you have taught us. We will follow your commandments. Watch over us. Speak to us from the...

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one...

My album from tonight's fundraising reception at the episcopal residence in Pasadena co-hosted by the Center for Lay Chaplaincy (founding director the Rev. Jana Milhon-Martin) and PRISM Restorative...