The Bishop's Blog

Let your Spirit, O Lord, come into the midst of us to wash us with the pure water of repentance, and prepare us to be always a living sacrifice to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the people of Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Altadena, now worshiping of a Sunday at St. Barnabas Eagle Rock...

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the...

O God, by your Word you marvelously carry out the work of reconciliation: Grant that in our Lenten fast we may be devoted to you with all our hearts, and united with one another in prayer and holy...

Lord Christ, our eternal Redeemer, grant us such fellowship in your sufferings, that, filled with your Holy Spirit, we may subdue the flesh to the spirit, and the spirit to you, and at the last...

Strengthen us, O Lord, by your grace, that in your might we may overcome all spiritual enemies, and with pure hearts serve you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the...

In this beautiful audience of housing justice prophets sits a born and bred son of New York City, the former Episcopal bishop of Northern Indiana, but forever a child of this diocese and region, my...

Bless us, O God, in this holy season, in which our hearts seek your help and healing; and so purify us by your discipline that we may grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus...

Grant to your people, Lord, grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only true God; through Jesus Christ your Son...

My scrapbook from Sunday afternoon and evening, where nearly 100 were present at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park for “Christians in Iraq, Palestine, and Syria: A Contemporary Perspective,” a panel...

The people of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in South Gate lost two beloved priests within months. Their longtime rector, Fr. Edward Bresciani, who retired in 2023, died last year, as did Fr....