Episcopal Diocese of Albany

One of my greatest joys and blessings in ministry is being able to pray with others.  I recently had one of those special opportunities when a woman who was going through a difficult time came forward unexpectedly during the middle of the Sunday service and knelt at the altar seeking prayers and God’s blessing.  It …

One Halloween night when I was about ten years old, my little sister and I took off by ourselves to go trick or treating.  We decided to check out a new neighborhood on our school bus route that had a lot of houses, but was quite a distance from our home.  What seemed like a …

The 149th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Albany (June 9th – June 11th 2017) Bishop’s Address By The Right Reverend William H. Love       As I look back at this past year, in many ways it has been a year of sorrow and loss, a year of transition and new beginnings, a year …

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) No greater gift could ever be given at Christmas or any other time, than that which God the Father gave the world that very first Christmas – the gift …

Lent 2018 During a recent ecumenical/inter-faith service, I found myself getting very frustrated when two top Christian leaders in the community seemed unable or unwilling to pray in the name of Jesus Christ, while offering a prayer and asking God’s blessing on the people gathered for the service.  I was amazed at how much creativity …

Please find Bishop Love’s letter to the Diocese concerning the Presiding Bishop’s partial restriction on Bishop Love’s ministry as Bishop of Albany. Here is the full text of the Presiding Bishop’s letter which includes Bishop Love’s November 2018 Pastoral Letter to the Diocese.