The Bishop's Blog

My album from Friday's noon mass for His Holiness, Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where Archbishop José H. Gomez was celebrant and preacher. Canons Kathy Hannigan O'Connor...

Almighty God, who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give us grace so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve you in pureness...

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in...

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in...

O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence...

Gracious God, we give you thanks for Pope Francis's inextinguishable love for your people, especially those marginalized and traumatized by secular authority as well as by the church he led; for his...

My Easter scrapbook features the Great Vigil, the principal service of the church year, at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, where I presided Saturday night, and St. John's Cathedral in Los...

O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that...

This photo shows alleged members of El Salvadoran gangs in April 2020, five Eastertides ago, while guards were searching their cells. Notwithstanding what we sometimes see on social media, they're...

O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and...

Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross;...

Since Kathy and I don't live with other members of our family, Holy Week, Easter, and Christmas end up embodying both the promise and reality of heaven — especially when folks show up unexpectedly....