The Bishop's Blog
The Rev. Canon Joanne Leslie, deacon
In The Episcopal Church, deacons lead by example, and here’s one. When its beloved longtime rector left five years ago, and St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, its extraordinary diversity by...
Celebrating the Rev. Li Tim-Oi and the ministry of women
Eighty years ago, in the early years of World War II, the Holy Spirit needed seminary-trained Florence Li Tim-Oi to administer Holy Eucharist to Anglicans in neutral Macao. Bucking tradition, and...
Daily prayer: Barbara Clementine Harris
God of the prophets, we give you thanks for calling Barbara Clementine Harris to the office of bishop. Open our eyes to behold the wondrous works you have prepared for your church in calling women...
Daily prayer: The Transfiguration
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...
Daily prayer: For artists and musicians
O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with all those who seek through art and music to entertain, enliven, and enlighten your people on earth; and grant to them...
Amazing people in the diocese
You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Jana Milhon-Martin, founder of the Center for Lay Chaplaincy, and the Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy ......
Daily prayer: For the diocese
O God, by your grace you have called us in this diocese to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless all our people and all our institutions. Grant that your Word may be truly preached and truly heard,...
Daily prayer: Josephine Margaret Bakhita
O God of Love, who delivered your servant Josephine Margaret Bakhita from the bondage of slavery to the true freedom of your service; Grant to the wounded your healing grace in mind, body, and...
Daily prayer: God the Creator
Almighty and everlasting God, you made the universe with all its marvelous order, its atoms, worlds, and galaxies, and the infinite complexity of living creatures: Grant that, as we probe the...
Daily prayer: For those who work when others sleep
O God, your unfailing providence sustains the world we live in and the life we live: Watch over those, both night and day, who work while others sleep, and grant that we may never forget that our...
Daily prayer: For safety in a storm
Gracious God, through your prophet Isaiah you promised, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you." Among the outward signs of your...
A concert for peace at St. John’s Cathedral
The Israel-Hamas war has put more strain on interfaith relations than any event since al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when many Christians and Jews went in search of a deeper...