The Bishop's Blog
Daily prayer: St. Patrick
Almighty God, in your providence you chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle to the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you:...
Wardens and vestry at St. Alban’s, Westwood
What a joy to spend this evening at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Westwood, across the street from UCLA. I met with the wardens and vestry, including senior warden John Hirning and junior warden...
A commitment to affordable housing
When I'm talking these days around St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park, chances are one in two that it's about our commitment to build affordable housing on 25% of our mission and parish campuses....
Daily prayer: Thursday in the third week of Lent
Keep watch over your Church, O Lord, with your unfailing love; and, since it is grounded in human weakness and cannot maintain itself without your aid, protect it from all danger, and keep it in the...
A (second) service of lament, hope, and call to action
Nearly 80 gathered for dinner and worship this evening at Christ The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in historic Leimert Park in south Los Angeles for the second in a series of Lenten services of...
Daily prayer: Giving ear
Give ear to our prayers, O Lord, and direct the way of your servants in safety under your protection, that, amid all the changes of our earthly pilgrimage, we may be guarded by your mighty aid;...
A ‘moment of discipleship’ at the House of Bishops
“This Moment of Discipleship” was the theme of our House of Bishops retreat, wrapping up Monday night at Camp McDowell, deep in the Alabama countryside. In his opening sermon last Wednesday,...
Daily prayer: Tuesday in the third week of Lent
O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom you have given a fervent desire to pray, may, by your mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities;...
Discernment at the House of Bishops
A week of discernment about discipleship during our spring House of Bishops meeting in Alabama, which wrapped last night, came down to a core spiritual direction dictum. We have each been...
Daily prayer: Monday in the third week of Lent
Look upon the heart-felt desires of your humble servants, Almighty God, and stretch forth the right hand of your majesty to be our defense against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who...
Daily prayer: Third Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may...
Daily prayer: pardon and peace
Grant, most merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and...