The Bishop's Blog
Amazing people in mid-December
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Jo Ann Cole-Weeks, retired vicar at Grace Episcopal Church in Moreno Valley as well as a retired...
Daily prayer: For help to heal the neglected
Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you all poor and neglected persons whom it would be easy for us to forget: the homeless and the destitute, the old and the sick, the immigrant...
Immigration solidarity at St. Paul’s Commons
Over 100 religious leaders and community organizers jammed the Great Hall of St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park on Sunday afternoon, a vanguard of compassion and expertise supporting immigrant workers...
An honorable mention for Archbishop Justin Welby
Critics of Justin Welby, the 105th and outgoing archbishop of Canterbury, give him poor marks for empathy. As a member of The Episcopal Church, which Welby restored to full standing in the Anglican...
Daily prayer: To forsake sin
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy...
Daily prayer: Ambros of Milan
O God, who gave your servant Ambrose grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant to all...
Welcoming St. Nicholas, 2024
To all the faithful in Christ Jesus in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles: I, John Harvey Taylor, by Divine Providence Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, grant permission for Saint Nicholas,...
Daily prayer: Clement of Alexandria
O God of unsearchable wisdom, you gave your servant Clement grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, the source of all truth: Grant to your church the same grace to discern...
Unmerited grace in seasonal travel
Unmerited grace, or a glimpse of the promise of the realm of peace? Into the blizzard of seasonal travel nightmare stories, I sing of this glad tiding. May each reader be equally blessed this...
Daily prayer: For the church
Gracious God, we pray for your holy catholic church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is...
Advent Lessons at St. John’s Cathedral
“Lo, I see the power of God coming, and a cloud covering the whole earth.” The St. John's Cathedral choir sang these words from an ancient Christian liturgy last night to begin a service of Advent...
Daily prayer: Channing Moore Williams
O God, who in your providence called Channing Moore Williams to the ministry of this church and gave him the gifts and the perseverance to preach the Gospel in new lands: Inspire us, by his example...