“It is through the teachings of religion and the commitment to religious faith

that we can maintain our freedoms and pass them on to our children.”

From a July 4 sermon by The Rev. Jerome F. Politzer, retired rector of St. John’s Chapel in Monterey, California. St. John’s, … << continue reading >>

On this Sunday before Flag Day, June 14th, we reprint an essay by one of our ETF officers that ran in The New York Sun three years ago on Independence Day. There are few more important symbols in our parishes than the flag of our country. Displaying the flag reminds us of our freedoms as … << continue reading >>

In churches this Memorial Day,
voices rise in the well-loved hymn that begins:

Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea.

The words of The Navy Hymn were written as a … << continue reading >>