The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: Saturday in the fourth week of Lent
Mercifully hear our prayers, O Lord, and spare all those who confess their sins to you; that those whose consciences are accused by sin may by your merciful pardon be absolved; through Jesus Christ...
Bruce Linsenmayer and the Pasadena Community Orchestra
That’s Canon Bruce Linsenmayer of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Friday evening at the Pasadena Community Orchestra concert at First Church of the Nazarene, aka PazNaz, passing out programs...
Breakfast at the Jonathan Club
I’m grateful to Jason Mayo, secretary of the Jonathan Club’s venerable Tuesday Breakfast Club, for his summary of my talk this week, entitled “Keeping Calm in Crisis: Survival Tips for a...
Amazing people in mid-March
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including Margarita Galvez, retiring after 18 years of faithful service at St. Paul’s Commons (thanks for the photo,...
Daily prayer: Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac
Most Gracious God, who has bidden us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before you; Teach us, like your servants Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, to see and to serve Christ by feeding...
Daily prayer: Pi Day
Almighty and most merciful God, drive from us all weakness of body, mind, and spirit; that, being restored to wholeness, we may with free hearts become what you intend us to be and accomplish what...
Daily prayer: Wednesday in the fourth week of Lent
O Lord our God, you sustained your ancient people in the wilderness with bread from heaven: Feed now your pilgrim flock with the food that endures to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ your Son...
A memorial for Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger, who died in November within sight of his 100th birthday on Jan. 1, fell ill at his home in Santa Barbara. When he got to the hospital, a nurse asked him how he was. “I’m dying,” he...
Daily prayer: The well of life
O God, with you is the well of life, and in your light we see light: Quench our thirst with living water, and flood our darkened minds with heavenly light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives...
Daily prayer: Monday of the fourth week of Lent
O Lord our God, in your holy Sacraments you have given us a foretaste of the good things of your kingdom: Direct us, we pray, in the way that leads to eternal life, that we may come to appear before...
Daily prayer: The fourth Sunday in Lent
Gracious God, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives...
Daily prayer: for strength and protection
O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant us such strength and protection as may...