The Bishop's Blog

As reports come in about ICE raids around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, I write to remind my siblings in Christ that, by act of diocesan convention in December 2016, we are a sanctuary...

O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down...

O God, who gave your servant John Chrysostom grace eloquently to proclaim your righteousness in the great congregation, and fearlessly to bear reproach for the honor of your Name: Mercifully grant...

You never know what you’ll hear during worship. I think about that day in the synagogue in Nazareth. Folks probably hadn’t been expecting anything special. Just another sabbath in a subjugated...

Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his...

Holy and ever-present God, during Holy Week, on Holy Saturday, followers of Jesus Christ sometimes experience a sensation between Easter exultation and the unconsolable loss of Good Friday. Around...

Even as skies lowered, promising rain and threatening mudslides, hope arose this holy Saturday in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. In conjunction with nearby Vintage Church, All Saints Episcopal...

With all that’s been going on, I felt a little more worried than usual when Kathy left Friday for a couple of days on grandma duty in San Diego. What if something happened during her drive? It’s...

Almighty God, who created us in your image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it...

Gracious and loving God, we beseech you to continue to comfort those around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles still reeling from the Eaton and Palisades fires; to throw a blanket of protection...

God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness.' Gen. 1:26a When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Isaiah 43:2 And this is...

The Rev. Dick Belliss, his friend the Rev. Canon John Saville said Sunday in a lovely homily at his celebration of life, was a “marathon man” — in for the duration as a life-long runner but also as...