The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Thanksgiving dinner is coming to St. Paul’s Commons
Nov 22, 2022
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
Nov 22, 2022
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
Nov 22, 2022
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
Nov 22, 2022
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
Nov 21, 2022
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
Nov 21, 2022
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
Nov 20, 2022
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
Nov 20, 2022
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
Nov 19, 2022
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...
A visit with Advancement Project founders Molly Munger and Stephen English
Nov 18, 2022
A joyous and wide-ranging pre-Thanksgiving lunch in Pasadena with Kathy Hannigan O'Connor and attorneys Molly Munger and Stephen English, partners in life and service, including as co-founders of...
Daily prayer 11-18-22
Nov 18, 2022
O God of peace, by whose grace the abbess Hilda was endowed with gifts of justice, prudence, and strength to rule as a wise mother over the nuns and monks of her household: Raise up these gifts in...
Daily prayer 11-17-22
Nov 17, 2022
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before you for all members of...











