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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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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

“No matter how sophisticated AI gets,” says the Rev. Justin Bolger, Catholic chaplain for Brown University, “it will never be a substitute for another person, especially God.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Back on the recovery ship, he sought out the chaplain, needing a way to express what he had experienced that science had not given him.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

A man in line behind him walked up and told the chaplain to get to the back of the line.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

The chaplain had no hint of what he was expected to say next.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

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

Elizabeth Diop and Adam Allen, now both former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplains, have been outspoken in their support for their former colleague.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2025

As though they had not a care in the world the British officers crowded into the Episcopal churches and army chaplains held services for the soldiers in the barracks.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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