The Bishop's Blog

O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquility the plan...

The Transfiguration is a story about the sudden awareness of the presence of God. Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain in Galilee and began to pray. Divine light shone from his...

O God, who before the passion of your only ­begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear...

Almighty God, who called your servant David to be a faithful and wise steward of your mysteries for the people of Wales: Mercifully grant that, following his purity of life and zeal for the Gospel...

Here’s a baseball note to brighten the day of fellow fans. I’ve known Andy Guilford, at left, since the nineties, before we were conscious co-religionists. He’s a retired federal judge and longtime...

God of all, who from the beginning of our days wanted your people to weave ourselves into tapestries that blend all the hues and types our faces and souls evince: We remember the riots, on this date...

Gracious God, who asks much of those with the courage to persevere: When Sherry Harris, born on this date in 1957, won her race for the Seattle City Council in 1991, she became the first out lesbian...

As Episcopalians, our baptismal covenant call to respect the dignity of every human being requires us to stand up and speak out whenever the dignity of any of our siblings is threatened — and this...

God of all, who, in calling us each by name, offers respect both to the names we are given and those we choose: On this date in 1964, we remember that a brilliant 22-year-old boxer from Louisville,...

Gracious God, whose face we see in every flower, as the song goes, and whose eyes are in the stars above: We give you thanks for the artistry and faith of Montgomery, Alabama-born singer and jazz...

At Church of the Epiphany, in Los Angeles’ Lincoln Heights neighborhood, folks admit that they and their family, friends, and neighbors are worried about the government’s threats of inhumane mass...

Gracious God, whose careful calculations hold a whole universe in balance: We give you thanks for mathematician and U.S. space program pioneer Katherine Johnson, who died on this date in 2020 at the...