chaplain
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A chaplain read the names of Michiganders killed in the attacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Timothy James Curry was born April 19, 1946, to father Jim Curry, a Navy chaplain, and mother Maura Curry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
So she decided to become a chaplain, inspired by a friend who had made a similar career pivot, and earned a master’s degree in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
The chaplain would encourage Nately with nods of comprehension or assent, amused by his candor and immaturity.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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The Lincoln has five chaplains, as well as a counselor, psychologist, clinical social worker, three behavioral health technicians and one dog, Cao said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
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 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
There he served as the site administrator for the Urban Interfaith Chaplaincy Program, where he helped train the next generation of chaplains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
He says he comes from the order of the White Fathers, missionaries to the nomadic Bedouin tribes and chaplains to the French Foreign Legion.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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