The Bishop's Blog
Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
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...
Daily prayer 11-16-22
Nov 16, 2022
O God, who called your servant Margaret to an earthly throne that she might advance your heavenly kingdom, and gave her zeal for your church and love for your people: Mercifully grant that we also...
Daily prayer 11-15-22
Nov 15, 2022
Almighty God, who raised up your servant Herman to be a light in the world, and to preach the Gospel to the people of Alaska: Illuminate our hearts, that we also in our own generation may show forth...
Defraying expenses, Hollywood style
Nov 14, 2022
To defray maintenance expenses at the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles' episcopal residence, aka Kathy Hannigan O'Connor's and my house in the Chapman Woods neighborhood of east Pasadena, Kathy has...
Faithful servant: Cindy Drennan of St. John Chrysostom, Rancho Santa Margarita
Nov 14, 2022
Nearly 16 years ago, Cindy Michaels Drennan, beloved former church administrator at St John Chrysostom Church, had what may have been the weirdest job interview in the history of The Episcopal...
Celebrating our ties with Jerusalem and the Middle East
Nov 14, 2022
Continuing their busy weekend in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Rafa and Archbishop Hosam Rafa Naoum of The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem were guests of honor Sunday night at The Church of...
Daily prayer 11-14-22
Nov 14, 2022
We give you thanks, O Lord our God, for your goodness in bestowing upon this church the gift of the episcopate; and we pray that, joined together in unity with our bishops and nourished by your holy...
Daily prayer 11-13-22
Nov 13, 2022
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed...
Special guests from Jerusalem
Nov 12, 2022
After an apres-convention dinner in Old Town Pasadena with Rafa and the Rt. Rev. Hosam Rafa Naoum, archbishop of Jerusalem, who inspired us all this afternoon with his witness for reconciliation,...











