The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: James the Just
Grant, O God, that, following the example of your servant James the Just, brother of our Lord, your Church may give itself continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all who are at variance...
Daily prayer: Rejoice in God’s creation
O heavenly God, who has filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve you with gladness;...
Daily prayer: For mercy and peace
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in...
Celebrating 60 years of ministry at St. Thomas’ Church, Hacienda Heights
I rise in the spirit of the prophet Isaiah (45:1-7), to whom God proclaimed that he was sending Cyrus to subdue all the nations that stood in his way – to humble tyrants by stripping them of their...
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Some grasping to explain or justify Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, which killed 1,400, said that Palestinians had finally had enough of the agonies of occupation. This was nonsense. Hamas was at...
A gathering in Pasadena in support of Camp Stevens
My scrapbook from a wonderful breakfast Camp Stevens hosted Thursday for Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles friends at Canon Kathy Hannigan O'Connor’s and my Pasadena home, aka your episcopal...
Daily prayer: For the healing of division
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being...
Birthday donations for HFS Adoption & Foster Care
For my birthday this year, coming up next week, I'm inviting friends to join me in offering donations (via Facebook) to HFS Adoption & Foster Care, an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of Los...
Daily prayer: Henry Martyn
O God of the nations, who gave to your servant Henry Martyn a longing to share your Gospel with all peoples; Inspire the church in our own day with that said desire, that we may be eager to commit...
Remembering the Rev. Canon Ginny Erwin
The Rev. Canon Ginny Erwin, beloved 15-year rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Orange, an innovator in youth minsitry, who died in September, remembered sitting with her parents in their Lutheran...
Daily prayer: For peace
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be...
Prayers for the Ahli Arab Episcopal/Anglican hospital in Gaza
News reports, supplemented by word from friends in the region, say that many hundreds died today, including refugees sheltering inside, when a rocket struck Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. The...