Bishop Mathes’ Christmas Message for 2016: “In the early morning I always walk my dog and I usually come down this road here on our way to Shelter Island to […]

Listen to the Bishop’s Address or read the transcript below.   Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. La gracia y paz de […]

[Opening remarks given by Bishop Mathes at the start of the 43rd Annual Diocesan Convention.] Before we begin today, I feel compelled to say a word about the election. The […]

While mindful that many of you have already voted, I am also aware that tomorrow is a momentous day in the life of our nation. This has been a remarkably […]

Dear Ones, Yesterday, our diocese experienced what so many other communities have: a police shooting in which an African-American man was killed. I pray that everyone withhold judgment until a […]

Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We write you with good news of transformational ministry for the communities of St. Luke’s, North Park; St. Paul’s Cathedral; and indeed, the whole […]

Beloved, Let us hold in our prayers today, and in the days ahead, Jonathan DeGuzman and Wade Irwin, two police officers shot in San Diego last night. Officer DeGuzman has […]

Two hundred and forty years ago, representatives of the thirteen English colonies in North America declared their independence. They took this action on the second of July. We celebrate the […]

If we think about the great cathedrals of Europe, we imagine the flying buttresses of Notre Dame in Paris, the rich history of St. Paul’s in London, or grand spaciousness […]