The Bishop's Blog
The Gathering in Advent at St. John’s Cathedral
It’s a blessing to join Dean Sawyer and Deacon Soriano in welcoming the Gathering to St. John’s for this most welcome, blossoming tradition of an Advent service by and for the AAPI community and its...
Remembering the Rev. Canon Peter Haynes
At Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Parish Church Corona del Mar, CA yesterday, we celebrated the life of its rector for three decades, the Rev. Canon Peter Haynes, in ancient and modern...
Daily prayer: Third Sunday of Advent
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ...
Holiday scenes at Heathrow
As we left Heathrow this morning, Santa and an elf were offering sendoffs; and when we arrived at LAX this afternoon, we witnessed a family welcome suitable for “Love Actually.”
Daily prayer: for the Rev. Canon Peter D. Haynes
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our brother Peter. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage....
Daily prayer: Sharing faith in love
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hardwood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching...
Lambeth and London
Meeting for an hour on Thursday morning at Lambeth Palace, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and I compared notes on affordable housing, politics and the church, and others matters. As you might...
Daily prayer: John of the Cross
Judge eternal, throned in splendor, who gave John of the Cross strength of purpose and faith that sustained him even through the dark night of the soul: Shed your light on all who love you, in unity...
Daily prayer: Common life
In “Notting Hill,” Hugh Grant plays the owner of a travel bookshop into which a famous actor portrayed by Julia Roberts walks, engendering an unlikely love story. Wandering around London on Tuesday,...
Daily prayer: Virgin of Guadalupe
O God of mercies, grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe may seek with ever more lively faith the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace. Through our Lord Jesus...
A London adventure
Entering Westminster Abbey this morning, Kathy Hannigan O'Connor and I gratefully accepted the complimentary audioguides. A few minutes later, I noticed that, as I scrolled through the generous menu...
Daily prayer: Self-dedication
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto you; and then use us, we...