The Bishop's Blog

O God of justice and compassion, who puts down the proud and mighty from their place, and lifts up the poor and the afflicted: We give you thanks for your faithful witness Jonathan Myrick Daniels,...

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus...

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...

O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us from an inordinate love of this world, that we, inspired by the devotion of your servant Clare, might serve...

Groucho Marx said he’d refuse to join a club that would have him as a member. I’m an alumnus of a university that wouldn’t have me as a student if I applied today, at least with my 1973 stats. Back...

Almighty God, who is our strength and our refuge; be with those who are besieged by fire in Hawaii, guide those who evacuate so that they may find care and comfort in a safe place; protect their...

For a year in the late seventies, I was on the beat in National City, a working class town south of San Diego, getting my parents’ vocation of journalism out of my system while taking a break from...

O Holy Spirit of comfort and eternal presence: spread over us, your weary and anxious people, your protective and reassuring wings, that we might be delivered from our fears of one another: that we...

I searched in vain today for Friendship Park. But I made a friend. Dedicated in February 1971 by Pat Nixon, Richard Nixon’s spouse, the park is, or was, along the border at the most southwesterly...

  Almighty God, grant unto your people a hunger for your Word and an urgent longing to share your Gospel; that, like your servant Dominic, we might labor to bring the whole world to the...

The kingdom of God is like a vacation day where you listen to the same radio station for eight hours without switching to news. SiriusXM Outlaw Country DJs are all musicians. I started my day with...

Grant, O God, that in all time of our testing we may know your presence and obey your will; that, following the example of your servant John Mason Neale, we may with integrity and courage accomplish...