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Execution stayed over state refusal of chaplain
From KWTX: The execution of a “Texas 7” gang member who killed a police officer has been stayed again because the state refuses to provide him with a Buddhist chaplain in the…
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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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Crisis of spirit
From the San Diego Union-Tribune: Like thousands of others this Veterans Day weekend, the 61-year-old San Diegan struggles with memories of what he saw while he was away at war, struggles with…
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Public Safety Chaplains Receive Mass Casualty Training in Charleston, SC
By Rev. J. Eric Skidmore, South Carolina State Police Chaplain October 11-12, 2019 will be two days of training that public safety chaplain trainees at The College of Theology at Lenoir-Rhyne University will not…
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Prayer shawl program comes full circle
From WTHR: “So my mom was at work, and she became suddenly ill, and an ambulance took her to IU Health Methodist Hospital,” Miller said. “After she was there for several days,…
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Chaplain hopes to create culture of mindfulness
From the News Leader: At Stuart Hall, students begin each day with an assembly that includes morning announcements, reminders and breathing exercises. They also practice mindfulness at chapel every other day, which the…
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Jail chaplains bring healing and hope
A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times: It is often faith that gets people through the truly tough times. In times of incarceration, it is vital that people have…
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When jail chaplains are volunteers, some faiths are more present than others
From the Herald Publicist: The chaplains within the Los Angeles County jails, a few of whom have been as soon as behind bars themselves, are united by a easy mission: remind inmates…
