The Bishop's Blog

Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, who gather in a beautiful church in a cozy neighborhood in Pomona, know who they are. They worship in English and Spanish, because these are their neighbors’...

Set us free, gracious God, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true...

Featured on Super Bowl LVII: Your Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles episcopal residence, in this VW ad! Backstory here. We're grateful to Valerie Passarella, who first spotted it. Way to go, lining...

O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping...

O God, who called your servant Theodora to an earthly throne that she might advance your heavenly kingdom and who gave her the wisdom to establish unity where there had been division; Create in your...

One day in 1975, a hungry family knocked on the door of the office of Prince of Peace Church, Woodland Hills, California and asked church administrator Margaret Shively if they had any groceries to...

Assist us, O God, to love one another as siblings, and to balance discipline with love and rules with compassion, according to the example shown by your servant Scholastica; for the sake of your Son...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, creator of TryTank, for a fascinating conversation about his innovating ministry ......

O God, the King eternal, 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...

O God of Love, who delivered your servant Josephine Margaret Bakhita from the bondage of slavery to the true freedom of your service; Grant to the wounded your healing grace in mind, body, and...

Gracious and loving God, according to the wisdom of the zodiac, the year of the rabbit will put to good use the Christian’s gifts of gentleness, flexibility, and adaptability. This New Year’s Eve, a...

Couple of amazing Episcopalians on Sunday at St. John Chrysostom Church in Rancho Santa Margarita: Attorney, mediator, and retired federal judge Andy Guilford and the Very Rev. Dr. Gary Hall,...