chaplain
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The Austin, Texas, chaplain keeps the plastic passport in a dresser drawer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
After confiding in a padre - a military chaplain - the 56-year-old says she was reported to bosses and admitted to hospital, where she was held in isolation.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
They say the revised list is designed to reflect practical usage while still ensuring that service members of all faiths have access to chaplain services.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
While the military does not enforce or evaluate religious belief, its internal classification systems help determine how resources are allocated and how chaplain support is structured across bases and deployments.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
It was already some time since the chaplain had first begun wondering what everything was all about.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Troops can be bored or anxious, but the ships they are on have chaplains and mental health counsellors, he says, and the troops are well-equipped to deal with the stress.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The college holds a community gathering with counselors and chaplains on hand where we run through grief exercises and write memories of Paul on slips of colored construction paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Leo’s speech to Italian military chaplains last month suggested he isn’t a pacifist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The Pentagon in recent decades has welcomed a diversity of faiths, with chaplains tasked more with offering personal comfort and guidance than on blessing leaders' decisions.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The chaplains have been trying to reunite survivors, a fruitless effort most of the time.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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