The Bishop's Blog

Gracious God, on Thursday in Alabama, one of 27 states in the United States that still execute people, Kenneth Smith, who had committed a horrific crime and deserved a life sentence, was asphyxiated...

O God, by the preaching of your apostle Paul you have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the world: Grant, we pray, that we, having his wonderful conversion in remembrance, may show...

Almighty God, who pours out your Spirit upon your sons and daughters: Grant that we, following the example of your servant Florence Li Tim-Oi, chosen priest in your church, may with faithfulness,...

Twenty years a priest today, ordained by Bishop Chet Talton with Laura Queen, Robert Moon, Carol Wade, and Julie Wakelee. I arrived that morning at St. John’s Episcopal Church on W. Adams in Los...

Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and newsman Al Roker, two of the world's most famous Episcopalians, are pictured in the introduction to “A Case for Love,” a feature-length film taking the audience...

I buy greeting cards at drug stores and supermarkets and confess to not paying much attention to price increases over the years. The little 0199 on the back of the typical Hallmark or American...

God of love, the love, as Fritz Bauerschmidt writes, that is God, we give you thanks for the life and ministry of Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and for the healing and wholeness he is...

Almighty God, whose deacon Vincent, upheld by you, was neither terrified by threats nor overcome by torments: Strengthen us to endure all adversity with invincible and steadfast faith; through Jesus...

As the Holy Spirit would have it, my visit today to Saint John's La Verne came a week after its vicar, the Rev. Elizabeth Kronenberg, announced that she’d been called to join the staff of Christ...

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...

Born in Claremont, raised outside any tradition of faith, the Rev. Dr. Karri Backer, when she was in early twenties, worked in a coffee house in Rancho Cucamonga and had lots of friends who tried to...

Grant, Almighty God, that in all times of trial and persecution, we might remain steadfast in faith and endurance, according to the example of your servant Fabian, who was faithful even unto death....