The Bishop's Blog

Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servants Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your...

O God, who by your Holy Spirit moved Teresa of Avila to manifest to your church the way of perfection: Grant us, we pray, to be nourished by her teaching, and enkindle within us a keen and...

Kathy’s and my travels on Indigenous Peoples Day began at a lovely golf course in the City of Industry, where I presided briefly as the second annual Shepherd’s Cup got underway, with proceeds...

“Wacky and wonderful.” That’s how the Rev. Canon Pat McCaughan, the longtime vicar, describes life around Saint George's Episcopal Church in Laguna Hills. So I had been looking forward to a wacky...

O God of all the peoples of the earth: we give thanks this day for every person and family native to the Americas at the arrival of European settlers. We give you thanks for their care and...

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one...

Gracious God, in a world at war, seemingly on the brink of catastrophe, when our political differences divide us region from region, class from class, neighbor from neighbor, parent from child, when...

Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our...

Holy and living God, we know you only by your story. Yahweh, Christ, Allah – you live in our hearts by faith feeding on remembrance of narratives our forebears handed down. In your holy city of...

O God, who raised up your faithful servant Robert Grosseteste to be a bishop and pastor in your church and to feed your flock: Give abundantly to all pastors the gifts of your Holy Spirit, that they...

Gracious God, we pray for all those in the path of Hurricane Milton, expected to make landfall late Wednesday on Florida's west coast, even as our neighbors continue to contend with Helene's...

Gracious God, forgive us the presumption of believing you to be pleased when your people are free — to decide who governs them, to live as they are and they wish, and, by grace, to devote themselves...