From the Bishop

At my ordination as your bishop, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presented me with a small, framed quotation from Archbishop Dom Helder Camara.  It…

“Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So…

I write this from Kotzebue where I am preparing to depart for Pt. Hope and a gathering of the Arctic Coast Deanery. It will be…

The term of office for the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church is 9 years.  Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s term will end at the…

Where else can I walk humbly with God than on the land–on this good earth?  And how else can I act justly or love…

“Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people,…

The Season of Creation As the summer season unfolds in all of its grandeur (not to mention the buzz of its mosquitoes), I want…

“[Why] do you stand looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way…

“Easter is for All!” On of the best and most lasting Easter sermons was written in the late 4th century by  John Chrysostom (the…

This Sunday, April 2, is known by two titles:  Palm Sunday and The Sunday of the Passion.  Before the 1979 Prayer Book (or Vatican…

I’m celebrating the Fourth Sunday in Lent in Haines, AK at St. Michael’s and All Angels. It is deeply refreshing to be back to visiting…

My Greetings from Camp McDowell in the Diocese of Alabama. I am here with the House of Bishops in prayer and retreat, in worship…

Most folks are aware of the traditional Lenten fasting practice of eating only fish on Fridays.  But did you know that, according to Vatican…

To the Church, February 2nd is not about groundhogs, gophers, wombats, marmots, or any other winter weather predicting rodents.  For the Church, February 2nd…

The Book of Common Prayer identifies the Epiphany, January 6, and the Sundays following through the Sunday before Ash Wednesday as “Epiphany Season” (BCP…

“After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before…

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.  No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s…

“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy…

Herod Antipas (aka Herod the Tetrarch and King Herod) was Caesar Augustus’ puppet ruler of Galilee when Jesus asked the crowds about John the…

It had been a while since I drove the Parks Highway from Anchorage to Fairbanks in November. But that is what I found myself doing…

Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving Day.  I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving Day.  Any holiday that has as its primary act of celebration eating a…

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”  Colossians 3:12   Hard to believe that it…

“Who Will Be The  the Next Presiding Bishop?” As October comes to a close, I find myself in Baltimore, MD attending a meeting of…

Friday and Saturday this week, I am excited to be part of a training program with ministers from our Interior Deanery Communities. Lay Ministers…

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in helping our Alaska communities recover from recent catastrophes. As of Sunday afternoon, I had reports…

In just a few short weeks, our 47th Diocesan Convention will convene.  After two long years of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Convention theme this…

  A nationwide poll commissioned by the Episcopal Church in 2021-22 revealed that 84% of all Americans (religious and non-religious combined) believe Jesus to…

Patricia and I attended Holy Eucharist at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, today.  St. Paul’s is a glorious edifice-some say Christopher Wren’s crowning magnum opus.…

“Communion” “Whenever we face another, we see a reflection of God’s infinite love and glory.” “[The] church catholic declares that life is sacred and all…

  “The View from Lambeth” That is a misleading title. Although Patricia and I have made it to the Lambeth Conference, the conference is no…

Heading to Lambeth This weekend Patricia and I begin our journey to England, specifically to Canterbury, where we will attend the Lambeth Conference. So…

A recent article in Episcopal News Service reported that Christ Episcopal Church in Pottstown, PA (Diocese of Pennsylvania) has received a zoning violation and…

“The Way of Love is the Church” This has been a season like no other season. While we continue to make our way through…

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To the Beloved of Christ Jesus in the Diocese of Alaska: I give thanks for the living hope that binds us together in Christ…