chaplain
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A chaplain read the names of Michiganders killed in the attacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The calls often open with a guest speaker and close with an evening prayer, offered by a chaplain in the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
His face was dour, and he glanced at the chaplain without recognition as the two drew dose on the staircase and prepared to pass.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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That job belongs to our military chaplains who must help our troops cope with the ugly realities of war without succumbing to the culture of death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
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
The personnel’s “quality of life,” the statement continued, is “addressed through the continued improvement of living facilities, balanced work-rest cycles, and access to chaplains, licensed clinical social workers, and behavioral health experts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Besides, he was not quite sure if chaplains were for squadron commanders.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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