The Bishop's Blog

Almighty God, who called your faithful servant John Coleridge Patteson and his companions to witness to the gospel, and by their labors and sufferings raised up a people for your own possession:...

I just watched "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" for the first time since my formative years. It was poignant because Paul Newman and Robert Redford are now both gone. Katharine Ross (Etta Place)...

Holy One, we give you thanks whenever followers of the Risen Christ collaborate across distance with the shared goal of glorifying you and caring for your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord,...

The traditional group picture as the autumn meeting of The Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops nears adjournment. Where’s the photographer?

Almighty God, you have blessed us with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good,...

O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns...

When I happened to be corresponding some months ago with the presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, Sean Rowe, about the timing of upcoming meetings of the House of Bishops, he made it clear that...

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before you for all members of...

For the last two days, in our country, in my own heart, the most powerful emotion I’ve experienced has been anger. It has taken many forms. Anger at the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, spouse of...

Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our...

My scrapbook from our informal welcoming dinner Sunday evening at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park for 23 bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente along with their spouses and other IFI clergy and...

How can a bishop visit two parishes at the same time? When venturing to St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica, which is home away from home for The Parish of St. Matthew - The...