Category / Chaplaincy in the News / Military
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Army chaplains struggle to support soldiers in Burkina Faso conflict
From Sam Mednick at Associated Press: In interviews in the Center-North and in Ouagadougou, the capital, military chaplains told The Associated Press that they are stretched thin by the unprecedented conflict and…
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Three in Tandem for Religious Support in the U.S. Army: Community, Culture, & Constitution
Guest article by Chaplain (Colonel) Karen Meeker, Eighth Army Command Chaplain, and Chaplain (Major) Eric Dean, Eighth Army Deputy Command Chaplain The global pandemic of 2020-2021 has had far reaching and sometimes…
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Chaplaining Dignified Transfers: Public Liturgy and the Sacred Remains at ATL
Excerpted from AAR presentation to the Innovations in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Unit By Donna S. Mote University of the South Since 1998, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has been the busiest…
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Air Force swears in first Muslim chaplain
Today, December 18, the United States Air Force will swear in Saleha Jabeen, the first female Muslim chaplain candidate. The event will also feature a discussion of “the significance of diversity based…
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CIL advisor publishes in The Conversation
From Ronit Y. Stahl, Assistant Professor of History at the University of California at Berkeley and an advisor to the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at The Conversation: How the US military has embraced…
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Spiritual care helps veterans reconnect with home and family
From USA Today: The chaplain’s calling remains our commitment to our service members, even — and especially — after they return home. Regardless of faith tradition or branch of service, it is the responsibility…
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Volunteering for war
From the Post and Courier: Volunteers get hurt as well. Bullets aren’t just hardened projectiles that shatter bodies. They ricochet into the shadowed places of the soul reminding us that every aspect…
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Adopt-a-[Military] Chaplain
From McCook Gazette: Annie Trail of McCook keeps busy throughout the year with a nation-wide program called “Adopt-a-Chaplain,” in which she coordinates the donation of items and their mailing to military chaplains…
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Pope implores military chaplains to protect human dignity
From Crux: ROME – Military chaplains are called to educate the consciences of members of the armed forces so that even in war, the opposing side is not viewed merely as “an…
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Conference announcement: Women Veterans Moral Injury
Three organizations – Moral Injury Support Network for Servicewomen, Women Veterans Social Justice Network, and Leashes of Valor – invite you to attend “Women Veterans Military Moral Injury Conference: Research, Recovery, Resources,…
