The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: Praise to God
O God of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and people everywhere love you and serve you in peace;...
Visiting St. Andrew’s Church, Irvine
It’s a year of milestones at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Irvine, CA. In September, the 50th anniversary of its first worship service in a nearby school. Paying off the mortgage for the church and...
Daily prayer: Frances Perkins
Loving God, we bless your Name for Frances Perkins, who in faithfulness to her baptism envisioned a society in which all might live in health and decency: Help us, following her example and in union...
Neighborhood Youth Association scholarship gala
Last night I was privileged to be with people who are really making America great — proud immigrant worker parents and their first-generation children now heading off to four-year colleges, thanks...
The Order of St. John
I’m pretty sure that the only event in Pasadena on Saturday afternoon displaying a portrait of Charles III was the spring reception for local members of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of...
Daily prayer: Mother’s Day
Most gracious God, from your heart you gave birth to all creation, and through your Son, Jesus Christ, you gather up all your children under the shadow of your wings: Through maternal love may we...
Confirmation at St. John’s Cathedral
My album from today’s Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles confirmation service at St. John's Cathedral, where 30 folks from nine missions and parishes were either confirmed or received. Our host was...
Daily prayer: Diocese-wide Confirmation
Gracious God, we give you thanks for the 30 pilgrims from eight Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles missions and parishes journeying this morning with their family members and friends to St. John's...
Daily prayer: For the children
Gracious God, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing...
Daily prayer: Ascension Day at Desert Journeys Retreat Center
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into heaven, so we may also in heart and mind there ascend, and with him continually...
Daily prayer: Julian of Norwich
Triune God, Father and Mother to us all, who showed your servant Julian revelations of your nurturing and sustaining love: Move our hearts, like hers, to seek you above all things, for in giving us...
Clergy Conference sermon: Julian of Norwich
You may remember it from our conversation yesterday, when Dr. Kathy Wilder was helping us with conflict management. Jamie, vicar of The Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, stood up and talked about...