The Bishop's Blog

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...

Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may...

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may...