The Bishop's Blog
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-5-22
Our Father, who art in heaven of the full moon and the hollow sun shield from death my parents whose house stands in the line of fire and who won’t abandon it like a tomb shield my husband on the...
The Bishop’s Blog: Amazing Episcopalians 4-4-22
It’s been a rich 24 hours of conversation about Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles ministry past, present, and future. At St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park last night, the Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy and...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-4-22
God of mercy and justice, in earth’s darkest places, the innocent are victims of violence and oppression, without hope for relief or reckoning. In the dome of the sky, darkness has been the default...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Thomas’ Church, Hacienda Heights
On the fifth Sunday in Lent, millions of Christians, and all those in church in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including at St Thomas Episcopal Church, Hacienda Heights, CA, heard the story...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Joseph’s Church, Buena Park
Before her rich ministry in the church, the Rev. Cindy Voien, finally instituted yesterday as fifth rector of St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, Buena Park, taught philosophy at Whittier College. In...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-3-22
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-2-22
Gracious God, in these troubled times, we give you thanks for all the rectors, vicars, and priests in charge in congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, especially the Rev. Dr. Cindy...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-1-22
God Almighty, if we think times are bad, help us remember everything that is good, especially those who care for one another in sickness and health, day after day, year after year, glorifying you by...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 3-31-22
God of wisdom, in the fog of war and thick of controversy, the anxiety and sometimes the righteous passion of your people tend to exist in inverse proportion to our appreciation of nuance. By your...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 3-30-22
Source of all we hope or dread Sheepdog, jackal, rattler, swan We hunt your face and long to trust That your hid mouth will say again: "Let there be light" A clear new day But when we thirst in this...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 3-29-22
Almighty God, your son anointed the apostles and us, their successors, as prophets of reconciliation, to teach, preach, act, and especially pray each day in the spirit of your coming realm of joy,...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Peter’s, Santa Maria
With over 100,000 souls, Santa Maria is the biggest city in Santa Barbara county, a jewel of the Central Coast, well known in the oil and wine industries and as (get this) the birthplace of Santa...