Communism, Trump said at Mt. Rushmore on July 3, has been dealing death and destruction for thousands of years. The only way that makes sense is to include all enemies of democracy in the category, making Trump himself a communist. But this one’s more than Trump’s stupidity and lashing out. Actual tactics lie behind this […]
The day I was made a deacon in 2003, I brought my great uncle, the Rev. Reginald Angus, a Diocese of Michigan deacon, to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, which had opened the year before. Reg had heard all about it and wanted to see. I was back on […]
Gaza-born Mohammed Balah, 32, is watching the World Cup from an apartment in Doha, Qatar, where he plays on the Al Shahaniya team. Named Palestine’s most valuable player in 2017, his thrilling play earned him the sobriquet “Ronaldo of Gaza,” after the Portuguese superstar. Israel has cruelly put Palestinian nationhood on hold. But the Palestine […]
The Guibord Center asked me to speak about spirituality in times like ours. I discussed being mindful about my incoming, my outgoing, and my indwelling. My thanks to president and CEO Lo Sprague for the gracious invitation. The cover photo features the late Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, the center’s founder and Lo’s partner and co-innovator […]
My album from our annual renewal of vows and chrism mass today at St. John’s Cathedral for the bishops, deacons, and priests of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. We took counsel together, shared stories, renewed our promises to our God in Christ, and went home with plenty of blessed holy oil for healing services […]
Two months after the Los Angeles wildfires, they were fresh on everyone’s minds this morning as interfaith and ecumenical leaders met with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park. Co-sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, the hour-long, off-the-record conversation, which I moderated, […]
My siblings in Christ in the Diocese of Los Angeles: “Peace be with you,” our Lord said to his friends when he appeared to them after the Resurrection. And then he said it again: “Peace be with you.” According to the account in John’s gospel (20:19-23), they were afraid of Jerusalem’s religious authorities. Their fear […]
[The Episcopal News] The problem with the deacon’s mass? It’s the name itself, for one thing. It’s true that, according to the catechism and church tradition, deacons have assisted priests and bishops in the administration of Holy Eucharist, both as chalice bearers and in settings where a priest was not available. The instructions on p. […]
Christmas 2023 My siblings in in Christ: May you and yours have a blessed Christmas and New Year. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge scenes of his childhood. The movie versions we love capture the sights but usually not the smells. “He was conscious of a thousand odors […]
My siblings in Christ: It is a blessing and joy to extend greetings to you and all whom you love as we prepare ourselves for Easter Day and Eastertide. I pray that for all of us, the Resurrection miracle continues to be a source of peace should conflict flare, reassurance when sorrow intrudes, and strength […]
