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Chaplain Malik Shakoor begins ministry at Wesleyan
From The Wesleyan Argus: “Shakoor began his role as chaplain on Monday, Oct. 8. Since then, he has met with Director of the Office of Spiritual Life Rabbi David Leipziger Teva and the…
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Chaplaincy to Hurricane Michael victims
From the Albany Herald, on chaplains responding to disaster areas and providing whatever spiritual care that is needed or requested by those affected: Cathy Nordgaarden, chaplain coordinator for Billy Graham Ministries, is part…
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Naropa University pioneering endorsement for Buddhist chaplains
As the Lab’s case statement notes, chaplaincy in the American context historically has been overwhelmingly Judeo-Christian. Elaine Yuen, Professor of Religious Studies at Naropa University, alerts us to the work that Naropa is…
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Hospice chaplaincy for staff, patients, and families
From WRCB in Chattanooga: Chaplains provide comfort in a time of need. They are a sympathetic ear during some of the most difficult and stressful times in life. “I think that different…
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Chaplaincy in the heart of horse country
From WKYT in Lexington, KY: Those people travel from track to track during the racing season. It can be a rough life and dangerous at times, so to have a calm, reassuring…
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BBC documentary series on seaports
Among the chaplaincy sectors highlighted by the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab is seaports, vast places that are almost entirely hidden from most peoples’ sight and yet crucial to the global economy. Chaplaincy to…
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Lab advisor and law enforcement chaplain featured in Carolina Alumni Review
Rev. J. Eric Skidmore, member of the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab Advisory Group and program manager of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program, is featured in the September/October issue of Carolina Alumni Review:…
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Ren Osugi, now deceased, stars in ‘The Chaplain’
From The Japan Times: “The Chaplain” sheds some light on the reality of life on death row, as seen from the perspective of a Christian clergyman. Saeki (Osugi) makes fortnightly trips to…
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola basketball chaplain, inducted into Senior Hall of Fame
In the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, fans saw frequently Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain to the Loyola University team. My Plainview notes that she has received the 2018 Senior Hall of…
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Chaplaincy Innovation Lab featured in America magazine
From Emma Winters at America: Wherever they are, chaplains face unique challenges. For instance, chaplains usually operate within secular institutions—like prisons, hospitals and public universities—and must operate within the bureaucracies and power…
