I’m writing to tell you a little about Education for Ministry (EfM), a course of study and inspiration. But really, there are two parts to the experience of EfM, the […]

“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Matthew 18:5 We, the bishops of the Episcopal Church in California, write to express our opposition to the inhumane conditions […]

You wouldn’t immediately think that emergency preparedness and relief work, and creativity in mission would be connected but if you attended the Missional Voices Gathering recently in New Orleans, you’d […]

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 […]

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 […]

As God’s people we are all called to a life of compassion. And one doesn’t have to look very far in today’s world to see the needs are many and […]

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 […]

Hay algo muy apropiado en ordenar a un diácono al principio de Adviento. El camino de Adviento nos lleva a un humilde establo, en busca del príncipe de la paz. […]

Thanks to convention delegates, visitors and volunteers, we gathered life-sustaining items for people in need in our diocese. Attendees were asked to bring necessities for one of our diocesan ministries. […]

Our calendar of saints remembers Leo the Great today, even though I don’t think there’s a single Episcopal church named for him. He lived from about 400 to 461, at […]