Over the past couple of decades the makeup of our military forces is undergoing some drastic change. Despite the herculean recruiting efforts by each of the services, fewer and fewer of our citizens are choosing to serve in uniform. I find this to be a curiosity of some interest. Two...

For many people of my generation who came of age through rites of passage in the 1960s, military service most often was looked upon as the least preferred life choice. Even amongst those of us who joined the military service through our own choice -- often to avoid the Selective...

As the senior military chaplain for U.S. Joint Forces Command, I was in Arlington, Va., with my colleagues for an annual meeting of the senior Armed Forces chaplains assigned to the command staffs of our nation's Joint, or unified commands. On the morning of Tuesday, the 11th of September, we...

As we celebrate the 235th anniversary of our existence as a nation, we have many things for which to celebrate and be thankful. One of the bedrocks for our country which I most appreciate is the way we have maintained our sense of religious freedom and kept to the tenets...

For my first Christmas as the Bishop for the Armed Services caring for clergy of The Episcopal Church, who serve the members of our military, I sensed the need to do something special and memorable to commemorate the annual remembrance of our Savior's birth. After talking with Carolyn, my spouse,...

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, for many people just another paid holiday enjoyed by government employees. That is, it is a holiday unless you are a homeless veteran.

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans estimates that nearly one in four homeless persons is a veteran. Shocked? You...