Diocesan News

O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world: We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that, being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in …

“My Lord be praised by brother sunwho through the skies his course doth run,And shines in brilliant splendor.”      –St. Francis of Assisi, tr. Howard Chandler Robbins, Hymnal 1982 When …

The Anti-Racism Committee of the Diocese of Arizona is looking for volunteers to serve as Facilitators for our new Anti-Racism Training. Facilitators can be lay or ordained. Facilitators should be …

Two weeks ago, Father Harold Knight died in Mesa. He was the oldest living Episcopal priest at 108 years old. When Bishop Smith and I visited him in March of …

Over the last nine months, clergy have consistently asked me, “What are we supposed to be doing about recording attendance and services during the pandemic?” We finally have an answer …

A few years ago, I got one of those phone calls that parish priests in New York City relish. “Hi, I’m Jewish and I’m writing a movie and I need …

Lord, this year I give thanks for many things that would not have occurred to me in prior years in the same way: For healthcare workers For technology that connects …

So far, I have spent 20 hours on Zoom this week doing the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center’s Mediation Skills Training Institute. Twenty hours down, 20 hours to go. I’ve been …

Shortly before my ordination to the priesthood, the Diocese of Los Angeles held a pre-ordination retreat for the eight ordinands, led by the Rev. Malcom Boyd of Are You Running With …