We live in a time of heightened disagreement and increasingly disagreeable modes of communication. Rarely have human societies managed effective and transparent conversations that are also kind. At times we […]

The six dioceses of California are collaborating to form a public policy network modeled on the Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) but focused on California issues. A one-day training in […]

[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 […]