The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: Joseph
O God, who from the family of your servant David raised up Joseph to be the guardian of your incarnate Son and the spouse of his virgin mother: Give us grace to imitate his uprightness of life and...
Daily prayer: Fifth week in Lent
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and...
Visiting Grace Church, Glendora
When I visited Grace Episcopal Church in Glendora two years ago, the Rev. Susan Scranton, rector since 1997 and a concert pianist, was playing keyboards for all the hymns and anthems while serving...
An interfaith Iftar
On Sunday evening, the seventh day of Ramadan, I was blessed to be invited to join what felt like a family of about 40 at an interfaith Iftar, or breaking of the fast, at the International Institute...
Daily prayer: Patrick
Almighty God, in your providence you chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle to the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you:...
Discernment Information Gathering (DIG)
What is discernment? No less than reconciling our hearts and minds with those of our God in Christ. Which, when you think about it, is pretty awesome work to do. When it comes to helping form...
Daily prayer: Saturday in the fourth week of Lent
Mercifully hear our prayers, O Lord, and spare all those who confess their sins to you; that those whose consciences are accused by sin may by your merciful pardon be absolved; through Jesus Christ...
Bruce Linsenmayer and the Pasadena Community Orchestra
That’s Canon Bruce Linsenmayer of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Friday evening at the Pasadena Community Orchestra concert at First Church of the Nazarene, aka PazNaz, passing out programs...
Breakfast at the Jonathan Club
I’m grateful to Jason Mayo, secretary of the Jonathan Club’s venerable Tuesday Breakfast Club, for his summary of my talk this week, entitled “Keeping Calm in Crisis: Survival Tips for a...
Amazing people in mid-March
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including Margarita Galvez, retiring after 18 years of faithful service at St. Paul’s Commons (thanks for the photo,...
Daily prayer: Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac
Most Gracious God, who has bidden us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before you; Teach us, like your servants Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, to see and to serve Christ by feeding...
Daily prayer: Pi Day
Almighty and most merciful God, drive from us all weakness of body, mind, and spirit; that, being restored to wholeness, we may with free hearts become what you intend us to be and accomplish what...