The Bishop's Blog

Almighty and everliving God, who opened the heart of Kateri Tekakwitha to receive the Good News of Jesus Christ and to devote her life to your service: Grant us the same zeal of devotion to...

On a Sunday in August nearly 20 years ago, I climbed into my black Dodge Daytona in the parking lot of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Fullerton to head home. I was ending my curacy under the Rev....

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in...

My scrapbook from tonight’s fellowship and fundraising event hosted at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park by IRIS Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service, Los Angeles and its executive director,...

The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson’s election as bishop of New Hampshire in June 2003 ignited schisms all over The Episcopal Church, including in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. He received so many...

A fourth generation Welshman of Chinese descent, the Rev. Mark Nam, who serves a parish in the Diocese of Bristol, is rooted in four cultures — Wales, Great Britain, the Church of England, and the...

We thank you, heavenly God, that you have delivered us from the dominion of sin and death and brought us into the kingdom of your Son; and we pray that, as by his death he has recalled us to life,...

Almighty God, who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give us grace so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve you in pureness...

Hearing loss is tough for a music lover. For all I know, loud music was the culprit. I hear worse with my left ear, which was closer to the “Thunder Road” coming from driver’s side speakers all...

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ's Body may show forth in...

O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in...

O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence...