The Bishop's Blog

O Lord our God, who by your Son Jesus Christ called your servant Augustine to preach the Gospel to the English people: We pray that all whom you call and send may do your will, bide your time, and...

Almighty God, who has enriched your church with the learning and holiness of your servant Bede: Grant us to find in Scripture and disciplined prayer the image of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,...

O God, who sent your son Jesus Christ to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that we, like your servant Jackson Kemper, may proclaim the Gospel in our own day,...

Heavenly God, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you,...

When Hedab Tarifi, born in Gaza, was becoming a U.S. citizen, an official asked her to pick a country of origin. When she said Palestine, he told her she had to pick Egypt, Jordan, or some other...

Clarence Simons played the standup bass in jazz bands and, I believe with Aurora, helped run the musicians' union in Savannah. After they married, they moved to Norwalk, where Clarence taught band...

Pessimism about Episcopal future meets more than its match at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Santa Clarita, Ca, where I visited Sunday. The friendly, diverse congregation numbered about 140....

My scrapbook from Sunday's GLEAM garden party at Canon Kathy Hannigan O'Connor's and my house, aka your episcopal residence, lifting up Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles pioneers for human rights...

Most Merciful God, who blessed your servant Helena with such grace and devotion to you that she venerated the very footsteps of our Savior; Grant unto us the same grace that, aided by her prayers...

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and...

Almighty God, who raised up your servant Alcuin as a beacon of learning: Shine in our hearts, we pray, that we may also show forth your praise in our own generation, for you have called us out of...

Direct your Church, O Lord, into the beauty of holiness, that, following the good example of your servant Dunstan, we may honor your Son Jesus Christ with our lips and in our lives; to the glory of...