Over the last twelve years, the rhythm of my life and ministry has been the Sunday visitation. Each week begins early on Sunday morning—sometimes even the previous night, or before […]

This month the focus of our diocese is upon saying “Vaya Con Dios” to Bishop and Terri Mathes. Your standing committee is busy multi-tasking, however, to assure a smooth transition. […]

I was on the standing committee in September of 2003 when Bishop Hughes announced his intention to retire at the end of 2004. I became the president of the standing […]

Transition: many thoughts circle in my head when I hear the word “transition.” Yikes! There is change afoot. How is it going to affect me? Will it be good? Will […]

April 30, 2017 St. George’s Day Evensong St. Paul’s Cathedral Matthew 10: 16-22 Come Holy Spirit:  Touch our minds and think with them, touch our lips and speak with them […]

Beloved in Christ, The cross and the empty tomb stand at the center of our faith. While we hold as dear the teaching of Jesus and are awed by the […]

SAN DIEGO – The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, announced today that he plans to resign his post to answer a call […]

With President Trump’s signing of his executive order banning nationals from seven Muslim majority countries, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, from entering the US, he has done […]

“In just a few days, we will celebrate the feast of the epiphany and then be launched into that season of epiphany where increasingly Jesus is, more and more, revealed […]

Christmas Eve, 2016 St. Paul’s Cathedral San Diego, California Isaiah 9: 2-7 Luke 2: 1-14 Come Holy Spirit:  Touch our minds and think with them, touch our lips and speak […]