The Bishop's Blog

Lay leaders at historic St. Simon's Episcopal Church/Iglesia Episcopal de San Simón in San Fernando say they’re still in operation only by the grace of God — but surely they themselves are avenues...

Almighty God, whose blessed Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of body and of mind, and called her to be a witness of his resurrection: Mercifully grant that by your grace we may be healed from...

As it turns out, grace abounds this summer in the United States. On the Lord’s Day, President Biden has given us a new, better election. A week ago yesterday, former President Trump, his family, and...

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our...

I was in the heart of the city today, with the heart of the church. Put another way, I was the guest of our archdeacon, the Ven. Laura Eustis Siriani, and a dozen of our Episcopal Diocese of Los...

Almighty God, though you saw that everything you had made was good, whenever people or circumstances are cruel, even your most faithful people have trouble accentuating the positive. It is for such...

Merciful God, who called your servant Macrina to reveal in her life and teaching the riches of your grace and truth: Grant that we, following her example, may seek after your wisdom and live...

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and...

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Samuel Pillsbury, visiting from Colorado, for a conversation about rehabilitative justice and the...

O Lord, who in a time of turmoil and confusion raised up your servant William White to lead your church into ways of stability and peace; Hear our prayer, and give us wise and faithful leaders,...

L.A. sheriff’s Capt. John MacDonald was just a mile away when he heard what had happened to 75 of his recruits. They had been running in formation along a street in Whittier, not far from the STARS...

Almighty God, we feel so low when events spin out of control — in the White House, our neighbor’s house, sometimes our own house. We want to fix things, and we want those in power to listen to us....