Sermon for the Ordination of Susan Brown Snook as Bishop You are witnesses! We are all witnesses today of a radiant moment in the life of the church, both here […]

My friends and colleagues, it has been a remarkable joy to work with you over these nearly two years! I give thanks for your willingness to engage and build relationships, […]

Our bishop-elect, the Rev. Canon Susan Brown Snook, invites everyone in the diocese to a special season of prayer beginning Sunday, June 2 through Sunday, June 16. She encourages you […]

The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori preached this sermon at the ordination of deacons, Chris Craig-Jones, Hannah Wilder on May 18 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego. Jeremiah 1:4-9; Psalm […]

  Families who have experienced childbirth know that transition is the most difficult and critical part of the whole process, and entails the most physical and emotional effort. Transitions in […]

We live in anxious times.  That is probably obvious to all of us, yet it can help enormously to name that reality. We’re anxious about immigration issues, even though the […]

The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego elected the Rev. Canon Susan Brown Snook as its fifth diocesan bishop-elect today at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Poway. She was elected on […]

Walkabout Week begins on Sunday, January 13. As we enter the last stage of the discernment process for the next bishop of San Diego, I want to encourage everyone in the […]

In recent days, over 6,000 migrants have gathered at the California-Mexico border fence seeking appointments with American immigration officials to petition for asylum. With wait times projected to last for months, […]

There is something very fitting about ordaining a deacon at the beginning of Advent.  Advent’s road leads us toward a humble stable, seeking a prince of peace.  The journey begins […]