The Bishop's Blog
A rich weekend in the Diocese of Los Angeles
I had such a rich weekend around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles! Just four photos for now. Saturday morning at The Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, presiding and preaching at the...
Daily prayer: St. John Chrysostom
O God, who gave your servant John Chrysostom grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant...
Amazing people: Affordable housing, senior diocesan staff and Deanery 5 clergy
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including John Kilroy, chairman and CEO of Kilroy Realty Corp., and his longtime friend and former rector the Very Rev....
Daily prayer: Timothy and Titus
Almighty God, who called Timothy and Titus to be evangelists and teachers, and made them strong to endure hardship: Strengthen us to stand fast in adversity, and to live godly and righteous lives in...
The Rev. John Cager of Ward AME Church
The Rev. John Cager, pastor of Ward AME Church these eight years, was also the dynamic leader of a broad-gauge, loosely structured interfaith and ecumenical collective, the Los Angeles Council of...
Daily prayer: The Conversion of Paul
O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show...
To Pray, Mourn, and Bear Witness | Para Oorar, Lamentar y Rendir Testimonio
My siblings in Christ: I write to thank our diocesan family for your fierce, faithful prayers this week for the victims of the shootings in Monterey Park and San Mateo County, their families and...
Daily prayer: a banner of peace
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be...
Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting
Following the murder of 13 precious children of God in Thousand Oaks, in November 2018, Bishops United Against Gun Violence offered a “Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting” to commemorate the dead,...
Daily prayer: Make us instruments of your peace
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair,...
Visiting St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado Canyon
“The Early Church,” by British Anglican priest and historian Henry Chadwick, was one of my companions in seminary. It succinctly begins, “The first Christians were Jews.” So it was a great joy to...
Rebecca’s Garden in Ontario
Rebecca’s Garden at Christ Church Parish of Ontario bears considerable fruit, including spiritual rest. Named for the late Rebecca Rollins, a college professor and the parish organist who always...