The Bishop's Blog
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Some grasping to explain or justify Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, which killed 1,400, said that Palestinians had finally had enough of the agonies of occupation. This was nonsense. Hamas was at...
A gathering in Pasadena in support of Camp Stevens
My scrapbook from a wonderful breakfast Camp Stevens hosted Thursday for Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles friends at Canon Kathy Hannigan O'Connor’s and my Pasadena home, aka your episcopal...
Daily prayer: For the healing of division
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being...
Birthday donations for HFS Adoption & Foster Care
For my birthday this year, coming up next week, I'm inviting friends to join me in offering donations (via Facebook) to HFS Adoption & Foster Care, an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of Los...
Daily prayer: Henry Martyn
O God of the nations, who gave to your servant Henry Martyn a longing to share your Gospel with all peoples; Inspire the church in our own day with that said desire, that we may be eager to commit...
Remembering the Rev. Canon Ginny Erwin
The Rev. Canon Ginny Erwin, beloved 15-year rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Orange, an innovator in youth minsitry, who died in September, remembered sitting with her parents in their Lutheran...
Daily prayer: For peace
Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be...
Prayers for the Ahli Arab Episcopal/Anglican hospital in Gaza
News reports, supplemented by word from friends in the region, say that many hundreds died today, including refugees sheltering inside, when a rocket struck Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. The...
The Guibord Center gala
My scrapbook from Thursday evening’s gala friends dinner at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles hosted by The Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out, an interfaith organization founded by the late...
Visiting St. Francis’ Church, Simi Valley
As at most of our missions and parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, those who attend St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Simi Valley don’t agree on everything — but they do agree...
Daily prayer: For the innocents in war
Almighty God, while we pray for an end to violence in Israel and Palestine and a just and lasting peace throughout the region, today we pray especially for the innocent. Give to all in authority,...
Daily prayer: 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one...