The Bishop's Blog
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-9-22
Almighty God, Dietrich Bonhoeffer opposed Hitler from the beginning, gave his life to undermine and oppose him, and preached that in an unjust world, the church’s vocation was to suffer as your son...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-8-22
Almighty God, in a world transfixed and threatened by a new war in Ukraine, the ancient one in the Holy Land has been the subject of testimony these last two weeks before the Committee on Social...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-7-22
Holy God, holy and mighty, you call us together into one communion and fellowship: Open our eyes, we pray, as you opened the eyes of your servant Tikhon, 11th patriarch of Moscow and All Russia,...
The Bishop’s Blog: Daily prayer 4-6-22
God of all, when times are difficult, with no clear path forward to peace and security for your people, we pray for the grace of a small measure of your patience so that we may trust in the...
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...