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chaplain

[chap-lin] / ˈtʃæp lɪn /


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Fr Willie Doyle served as a British Army chaplain during some of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, including the Somme, Messines and Passchendaele.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

A chaplain read the names of Michiganders killed in the attacks.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Khan’s views are shaped by his upbringing in Paramus, N.J. — close to Manhattan — his Muslim faith and job as a chaplain on top of his doctoral studies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Religious leaders present in Blue Ash on Sunday also included women serving as a Jewish rabbi, a Baptist minister and a Muslim chaplain.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Hiya, Father,” he said tonelessly without looking at the chaplain.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

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

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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