The Bishop's Blog

Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Son's Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ear to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto...

Almighty God, you sent Jesus not when things were going well but to light your people through impossibly difficult times. You gave me the gifts of being and of your constant love and ask only that I...

What they said was the most important election of our lifetime really was. While the anti-incumbent factor was huge, we’re not going to figure it all out right away. If we’re people of faith, we’re...

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart and especially the hearts of the people of this land, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions...

“Use both hands.” When the Anaheim Angels won the World Series in 2002, just for a moment Angel Darin Erstad was ten again. He got the final out after the Giants’ Kenny Lofton hit a pop fly to...

If you’re a bishop, I have a suggestion, which is that you to want avoid being the preacher the day a church is welcoming its new vicar. But with the Rev. Tim Black and his spouse, Patricia, just in...

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe just sent this exciting news to his fellow bishops. Congratulations and Godspeed to the Rev. Lester V Mackenzie and Angela! "Lester Mackenzie, whom you may know from his...

Almighty and everlasting God, the sweep of human history discloses that only free, fair, and peaceful elections, and our civic covenant to abide by their outcomes, can contain your people’s unruly...

Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your faithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; through...

My scrapbook from this afternoon’s session of Asiamerica Ministries’ Filipino convocation gathering at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, organized by the Rev. Brent Jr Quines, rector of Holy Trinity...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Most Rev. Sean Rowe, invested today as presiding bishop, who was in town Tuesday for a bishops’ listening...

O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of your Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as your...