The Bishop's Blog

God of all times and seasons: Give us grace that we, after the example of your servant Hildegard, may both know and make known the joy and jubilation of being part of your creation, and show forth...

I know Jack and Christopher share my profound feeling of humility as we rise to talk about the crisis in Israel and Palestine. No one on our program is competent to express the view of the Israeli...

Keep my anger from becoming meanness. Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity. Keep my heart soft enough to keep breaking. Keep my anger turned towards justice, not cruelty. Remind me that all...

O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns...

Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly...

Almighty God, who gave to your servant Cyprian boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be...

If you're in Long Beach, or, like everybody, you love Long Beach, please support this year's Long Beach Cares drive by making a gift in support of the legendary St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Long...

Revive your church, Lord God of hosts, whenever it falls into complacency and sloth, by raising up devoted leaders like your servant John Henry Hobart; and grant that their faith and vigor of mind...

God of peace, justice, and righteousness, we pray today for the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001, for the heroic people who rushed to save them, and for all who were injured in spirit...

Not long ago the Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, for nearly six years the innovative, upbeat, "West Wing"-loving rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara, offered meeting space to a group of...

God of the sun and the moon, the wind and the rain, we pray this morning for all firefighters and residents in danger from wildfires this hot, dry season, especially around the Episcopal Diocese of...

We’ve been praying this weekend and today for all Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles folks threatened by fire, especially St. Richard’s in Lake Arrowhead and St. Columba’s in Big Bear. Some St....