The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer 11-24-22
O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of every living creature: Make us always thankful for your loving providence; and grant that we, remembering the account that we must...
Daily prayer 11-23-22
Almighty God, you chose your servant Clement of Rome to recall the Church in Corinth to obedience and stability: Grant that your Church may be grounded and settled in your truth by the indwelling of...
Trans athletes and what’s fair
Not long ago I had the nicest conversation with a couple, women who were athletes when they were a little younger. One was a runner, the other a soccer player. I couldn’t help but notice that they...
Thanksgiving dinner is coming to St. Paul’s Commons
Turkeys, meet your stuffing! Thanks to an amazing collaboration among St. Athanasius Episcopal Church, Echo Park, Nefesh Jewish Community, Seeds of Hope, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Parkview...
Amazing Episcopalians: Christopher Stephan
Another Amazing Episcopalian! Christopher Stephan (right) was working for United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez at the time of his death in 1993. What's now called the Cesar E. Chavez National...
A prayer from Bishops/Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence
Bishops United Against Gun Violence has issued this statement in response to the November 20 shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs: Once again, beloved LBGTQ+ children of God have died at the hands...
Daily prayer 11-22-22
O God of searing truth and surpassing beauty, we give you thanks for Clive Staples Lewis, whose sanctified imagination lit fires of faith in young and old alike. Surprise us also with your joy and...
Daily prayer 11-21-22
O God, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: Preserve those who travel this Thanksgiving week; surround them with your loving care; protect them from every...
St. James’ Church, Newport Beach 11-21-22
After services at St. James Episcopal Church Newport Beach on Sunday, I met Iryna Sobianina, who fled Putin’s ruthless war against her native Ukraine with her 13-year-old daughter, Bogdana....
Elton John concert 11-20-22
In one endearing Elton John anecdote during tonight's Dodger Stadium show (thank you, Disney+), my life passed before my ears. He was talking about the last concert of my fellow Detroiter, Aretha...
Friends in Orange County
After my visitation this morning at St. James Episcopal Church Newport Beach, I lingered in Orange County for lunch with my old St John Chrysostom Church, Rancho Santa Margarita friends trumpeter...
Daily prayer 11-19-22
Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly...