Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
Memorial Day 2019
By: The Rt. Rev. Carl Walter Wright My Friends: I greet you in the Name of the Lord on this 151st commemoration of Memorial Day. It is always an honor to stand in this House of Prayer for ALL people and bring an encouraging Word. Euphemisms. Euphemisms. I am frequently struck by the many expressions we […]
Massachusetts senior National Guard chaplain visits CJTF-HOA, Kenya
The senior chaplain assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Kenya April 25-28, highlighting one of the National Guard’s lesser-known missions, building enduring partnerships through its State Partnership Program. U.S. Army Col. Paul Minor met with his Soldiers deployed to CJTF HOA and visited Kenya, which is Massachusetts’ […]
2019 Ash Wednesday Devotion
An Attitude of Gratitude By: The Right Reverend Carl Walter Wright My dear Chaplain Colleagues: As we enter the sacred Season of Lent 2019, please allow me a few very personal words. I come to this time with an attitude of gratitude, as the late Rev. Dr. Robert Schuller would say. This message was inspired by […]
Absalom Jones’s Day 2019
St. Thomas Thomas’ Church, Philadelphia By: The Right Reverend Carl Walter Wright I must begin with a Confession. In my mind, I’m speaking to you from the text, “Do not be afraid; for from henceforth you will be catching people! (Luke 5 and 10).” That’s in my mind. But in my heart, I will be speaking […]
Battle Chaps: Religious Ministry As Force Multiplier
By: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman USS BULKELEY, At sea – “Stand by for the evening prayer.” The soft command arrives at the same time every evening. It’s a phrase Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) have been hearing since day one of their seven-month deployment. Traditionally, the ship’s […]
On the ‘Front Line’ of the Jesus Movement
By: Sharon Tillman Ask the Rt. Rev. Carl W. Wright, bishop suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, about the military chaplains he shepherds, and he will tell you, “Our chaplains are on the front lines of the Jesus Movement – we are the original missionaries!” Wright served as a chaplain in the Air Force for […]
Sewanee Commencement Sermon
By: The Rt. Rev. Carl W. Wright My friends: regardless of our age or experiences, we are seeds who were germinated in this seminary. I like the idea of referring to seminarians, regardless of age, as seeds. I found out that the germination process, like seminary, is not exactly easy. To show you where I got […]
Veterans’ Day Meditation
I greet you in the Name of the Lord Jesus on this the 98th commemoration of “Veterans Day.” It used to be called “Armistice Day” in thanksgiving for the peace that was signed between the Allied and Axis powers. When President Woodrow Wilson made the second Armistice Day (11 November 1919) an official celebration, we […]
The Just War Tradition Today
The roots of Just War thinking are to be found, not in scripture, but in the Stoic tradition of philosophy that can be traced back in its essentials to Aristotle. The highest priority was not (as it tends to be in modern thinking) the preservation of human life, or even innocent life, at all costs. […]
Statement on Just War and Its Contemporary Implications
The following paper was delivered to the Clericus of the Diocese of Vermont Randolph, Vermont, November 19, 2002 by Bishop George Packard Before beginning, and for the record, let me list the generally agreed upon basics of Just War. A Just War should: Be executed as a last resort. Waged by a legitimate authority. Fought […]
