The Bishop's Blog

O God, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into...

"In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the lofty desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomachaches. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came the...

TV and movie production trucks flock like the peafowl in Chapman Woods, our neighborhood in Pasadena between Madre and Rosemead, home to the episcopal residence of the Episcopal Diocese of Los...

O God, you gave your servant Ambrose grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all...

Archbishop Hovnan Derderian and his colleagues in the western U.S. diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church offer an ecumenical prayer service each Advent and single out one of his ecumenical...

Grant, Almighty God, that your church may be so inspired by the example of your servant Nicholas of Myra, that it may never cease to work for the welfare of children, the safety of sailors, the...

Our numbers somewhat depleted by illness and busy schedules, some of the devoted priests of Deanery Six, aka the geographic heart of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and I met for a wonderful...

God of Love, Your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us. He is a sign of your love. Help us walk in that love during the weeks of Advent, As we wait and prepare for his coming. We pray in the name...

Lucky me! On one Sunday, I got to celebrate Advent in the morning and an early Christmas in the evening. At St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, the gracious rector since 2919 and a gifted...

Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy...

God of all nations, Raise up in this and every land, evangelists and heralds of your kingdom, that like your servant Francis Xavier we may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Savior Jesus...

At the Cygnet Theater Old Town San Diego, Sean Murray’s adaption of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” (running through Christmas Eve) leaves out important scenes with Scooge’s sister and nephew, Fan and...