The Bishop's Blog

Here’s a Christian ethics question. Say a domestic terrorist uses a gun to kill innocents. Trump has made savage cuts in U.S. foreign aid, knowing his actions, if not reversed, could result in the...

O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and...

Brie Loskota, a leading expert on faith in the public square, put it bluntly to Los Angeles chief of police Jim McDonnell. “The trust you’ve earned in drops,” she said, “could be lost in buckets.”...

God of grace and might, who gave to your servants Aquila and Priscilla gifts of zeal and eloquence to make known the truth of the Gospel: Raise up, we pray, in every country, heralds and evangelists...

Please join me in supporting relief efforts in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, which is caring for the families of Episcopalians and others lost in the floods. I know everyone remembers how...

Holy Spirit, open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts, that we may grow closer to you through joy and through suffering. Be with us in the fullness of your power as new members are added to your...

Looking at the register at St Alban's Episcopal Church in Yucaipa, a few miles east of Riverside, you see that half again as many people are coming to church during the week as on Sunday. In recent...

Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, especially when we cry out for those in peril, and those who fear...

O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down...

God of righteousness and love, if your spirit infused the spirit of United States independence, it was not for the sake of one country or the several states but every soul they comprise. We perfect...

Independence Day is for fireworks, hotdogs, and beach sand castles, not drawing lines in the sand. But it’s becoming hard for millions of Americans to remain in cordial conversation with the...

Almighty God, who created us in your own image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ...