The Bishop's Blog

Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being...

Almighty God, we pray for those mourning loved ones who died by gun violence in Georgia, for the precious souls of those who were killed and the healing and wholeness of those injured, for the young...

Merciful God, you sent your beloved Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Raise up in this and every land witnesses who, after the example of your servant Paul...

What a rich week, leading to Labor Day and helping set the tone for a busy program year. Colleagues and I spent an evening at All Saints' Beverly Hills with their gifted priest in charge, the Rev....

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the...

O loving God, you called your servant Aidan from the cloister to re-establish the Christian mission in northern England: Grant that we, following his example, may use what you have given us for the...

Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that thou art doing for them better things than we can desire or pray...

Almighty God, who called your servant John the Baptist to go before your Son our Lord both in life and death; Grant that we who remember his witness may with boldness speak your truth and in...

Trump said the other day that if Jesus counted the votes, he’d win. Maybe if he multiplied the ballots. President Biden’s moving trademark coda, “God bless our troops,” is less preposterous but...

Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant, Augustine of...

O Loving God, whose will it is that everyone should come to you and be saved: We bless your holy Name for your servants Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, and we pray that you will continually...

Non-human species help us understand that existence is its own justification. Which is not to say that teaching us this is necessarily their purpose. Their to-do is just to be. Koalas are a great...