The Bishop's Blog
Amazing people in December
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rt. Rev. Naudal Alves Gomes, former primate of Brazil, now serving at two of our churches; St. Mark’s in...
A place where all are welcome
"In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the lofty desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomachaches. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came the...
Daily prayer: Prayers for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Gracious God, we give thanks for today’s encouraging news about Michael’s recovery from his injury and surgery and renew our prayers that his path to healing and wholeness will be straight and...
Welcoming St. Nicholas of Myra
A Christian witness for American democracy
“O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at your presence,” said the prophet Isaiah to the God of all, “so that nations might tremble at your presence!”...
Daily prayer: For peace and justice
Gracious God, from the words of your prophets, we hear your commandment to the nations to lay down the weapons of war, cease their acts of aggression, and become warriors of peace and executors of...
Daily prayer: Clement of Alexandria
O God of unsearchable wisdom, you gave your servant Clement grace to understand and teach the truth as it is in Jesus Christ, the source of all truth: Grant to your church the same grace to discern...
Daily prayer: John of Damascus
Confirm our minds, O Lord, in the mysteries of the true faith, set forth with power by your servant John of Damascus; that we, with him, confessing Jesus to be true God and true Man, and singing the...
Visiting St. Philip’s Church, Los Angeles
I love all our amazing Episcopalians. But it’s not every Sunday, during lunch after church, when one meets the cofounder of a city and great university in one person. When I visited St Philip's...
Daily prayer: First Sunday of Advent
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;...
Amazing people in the diocese
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rt. Rev. Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez, bishop of Pennsylvania, who stopped by St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park with...
Remembering the Rev. John Phalen
The Rev. Dr. John Phalen, who died in October, had two doctorates and multiple vocations — priest, Air Force chaplain, executive director of one of Los Angeles’ largest resettlement agencies,...