The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: To keep our covenant
God in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the...
Resource Center at All Saints, Pasadena
All the saints at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena have opened a resource center for Eaton fire victims and others in need every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until further notice. Come for water,...
Ordinations at St. John’s Cathedral
My scrapbook from this morning’s consecration and ordination at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles of the Revs. Karen James, Michael Mischler, Hart Roussel, and Margaret Stīvers, four experienced...
Daily prayer: To feel God’s presence
Dear God, you make us creatures of hope and possibility, that we might do our best for those around us and for ourselves. And yet heartbreak and loss attend us as well. Today in Southern California,...
MonteCedro cats in need of temporary homes
UPDATE: Cleo and Shiloh have found their foster parents. Thanks and blessings to all who reached out These two good-natured wildfire evacuees, Cleo and Shiloh, need a temporary foster home in the...
Emergency response issues and the loss of investigative journalism
Thursday’s bogus LA county-wide evacuation warning wasn’t the first official miscue this dark, smoky week. I received the same warning on Wednesday morning, and it actually prompted Kathy and me to...
Joy and sorrow this Jan. 9, Kathy’s birthday
My spouse for 24 years, friend for 44, and companion the whole way and back, Kathy shares her Jan. 9 birthday with our former boss Richard Nixon as well as her daughter, Meaghan — and now it’s...
Daily prayer: For mercy, kindness, and generosity amid uncertainty and disaster
Gracious and loving God, this morning in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, we hunger to know. Whether our neighbor's home is safe. How to recover and rebuild when all is lost, at home or at...
Daily prayer: For all affected by wildfires
Gracious and loving God, we pray for those who are fleeing, and those who are safe; those who battle these fires under the worst possible conditions, and those whom they serve; those who offer help,...
Protect us through the wildfires and winds
God of the sun and the sea, the rains and the winds, bear all our neighbors through this stormy night and throw a veil of protection over those battling these wildfires under the worst possible...
Daily prayer: For those at risk from wind and wildfires
Gracious God, we pray for all those buffeted by this week's historic wind emergency in southern California and especially for those in the path of wildfires, including in Pacific Palisades, where...
Daily prayer: To know God in faith
O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through...