The Bishop's Blog

During the early days of COVID, laid off as a restaurant worker, Justin was living with four other guys in a Jubilee Homes sober living house in Pasadena. One of their coping mechanisms was binging...

O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us;...

O God, who has given your church wisdom and revealed to it deep and secret things: Grant that we, like your servant Justin and in union with his prayers, may find your Word an abiding refuge all the...

I join my colleague Susan Russell in worrying not so much about AI in view of Siri's continued difficulty when taking dictation. Here's my updated "As Siri gets her church on" anthology (leaving...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including deacon, lay, and priest colleagues from the center of our diocese, aka Deanery III, hosted for lunch on...

God in heaven, by your grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to...

O God, our eternal sovereign, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and...

Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. — Book of Common...

Draw the souls of your people into your love, O God, that like your servant Mechthild, we may yearn to be fully yours, for you know us better than we can know ourselves; through Jesus Christ our...

Over 150 strong this week, the people of All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church in Montecito warmly welcomed Canon Kathy Hannigan O'Connor and me at a festive Trinity Sunday confirmation service. It...

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping those who serve in our armed forces at home and abroad. As we remember this Memorial Day all those who sacrificed themselves for our...

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to...