The Rev. Charles Coverdale of the First Baptist Church in Riverhead, left, pins on the badge on Nayyar Imam of the Islamic Association of Long Island after a ceremony to install him as
a chaplain on Thursday.
The Rev. Martir Benavides of Tabernaculo De Restauracion of Islip gets a hug from his daughter, Ariela, 5, of Brentwood after the swearing - in of
chaplains on Thursday at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Yaphank.
Not exact matches
LAWMAKERS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ARE TRYING TO SAVE THE HOUSE
CHAPLAIN»S JOB After he was asked to resign by Paul Ryan last month.
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, the House
chaplain who announced his resignation under pressure in April, told Speaker Paul Ryan
on Thursday he wants to r...
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, the House
chaplain who announced his resignation under pressure in April, told Speaker Paul Ryan
on Thursday he wants to rescind the offer.
«Attendees will have an opportunity to respond to the Gospel Evangelistic message, be encouraged by Fort Bragg
Chaplains and trained counselors from off post Churches and
on post Chapels, and then be offered ongoing Biblical Spiritual Resiliency training at our military chapels and local churches,» the information sheet said.
I voluntarily helped coordinate several such events, and one thing my
Chaplain impressed
on me was that while I could talk to my friends about the event in my off time, I was never to use any work related resource or time to «spread the word».
Sorry everyone knows that God sound like Lloyd Oglivy who used to be
on TV Sunday mornings and was the
chaplain to the House of Representatives.
The report was based
on a range of interviews with doctors, nurses and hospital and hospice
chaplains.
Chaplain and Congregation: Oh Lord, please don't burn us, Don't grill or toast your flock, Don't put us
on the barbecue, Or simmer us in stock, Don't braise or bake or boil us, Or stir - fry us in a wok...
As a
chaplain, minister, etc., I would not want their blood
on my hands.
I have 3 real college degrees including engineering and MBA, have studied religion and was
on my way to be an army
chaplain.
I believe deeply in God, and find it weird all of these «
chaplains» who are so weeble wobbly
on their relationship with a personal Savior in Christ.
How sad to claim to be a
chaplain and not be able to tell a dying patient anything about the specifics
on the other side of the veil; what will happen to a person who has died, what they will be doing, what is the exact nature of God and those who depart from this life.
Here's one example of what's so wrong with this approach (from an old episode of ER
on such «
chaplains»):
A
chaplain's job is to represent God
on this Earth - if they can't do that, choose another vocation, please!!
If
on my deathbed I want to talk about my family and some
chaplain starts preaching at me the way some people have preached at me for years, I will request that person be removed from the room.
It shows true compassion
on the part of the
chaplain.
It was being worked
on last summer to coincide with a book signing by Harvard humanist
chaplain Greg Epstein.
No doubt, family connections may be
on a persons mind at death, then it is the duty of the
chaplain to note that, and prep you for the journey ahead, whatever your beliefs, and how to find comfort in a place that knows no betrayal from their earthly «family»
one
chaplain (priest) was carrying
on with a student and the other ran off with a nun.
This is a story that focuses
on family, forgiveness, and love itself, and you focus
on the fact that it was written by a female
chaplain?
I didn't need a
chaplain to help me with that, and no one from the pastoral staff intruded
on that sacred task, other than inquiring about my comfort.
I wonder, when that professor is
on his deathbed, if he will think back to that moment of mocking his student when he is talking to a
chaplain about his family.
The
chaplain seems unable to accept that simple truth
on its face.
The person, representing the
chaplain in this story is
on their way to being a real person.
And if the person doesn't want that guidance who in the world do you think you are to demand that a
chaplain force it
on the dying?
As a
chaplain there is a huge responsibility to guide people that are
on their last days.
I think the last person one wants to see
on his / her deathbed is some religious charlatan
chaplain.
The awesome part about this story is the fact that the
Chaplain IS NOT IMPOSING her beliefs
on to the patients.
We can not depend
on our visits from pastors, our
chaplains and whoever else wanders in, we leave (maybe frightened, maybe unfulfilled, maybe in dissaray) knowing that whatever and however we understand God, He will definately be there for us and we will be safe in the arms of our bellief system.
If I have a
chaplain come talk to me
on my death bed, I will welcome him or her very lovingly.
On the battlefield of life, Ms Egan must be one of the more precious
chaplains we're so lucky to have, and anyone whom is like her, we're also so lucky to have walking amongst us.
Editor's Note: Kerry Egan is a hospice
chaplain in Massachusetts and the author of «Fumbling: A Pilgrimage Tale of Love, Grief, and Spiritual Renewal
on the Camino de Santiago.»
The young priest who accompanied the students, the
chaplain at the Newman Centre student parish, said that while he would perhaps not have been motivated to put in the time and effort to go to the March for Life
on his own, the enthusiasm and desire of his students convinced him that he needed to attend with them personally.
He also came to oppose the long - established practice of employing
chaplains at public expense in the House of Representatives and Senate
on the grounds that it violated the separation of church and state and the principles of religious freedom **.
Madison, chief architect of the Const.itution and eleven of the Amendments,
on more than one occasion, wrote that it was a mistake and against the principles of religious freedom achieved through the separation of church and state for the taxpayer to fund
chaplains for the nation's congress.
He suggests two other points of view, and proposes that the
chaplain be their advocate in the professional mix: a focus
on meaning, arguing that the mentally ill have lost or have never found meaning in life (Tillich, Frankl); and a focus
on morals, suggesting that a violation of moral obligation or social responsibility accounts for mental distress (Mowrer, Boisen).
On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for
chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support
chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)
Then, surprisingly, he said: «Even though I disagree with the
chaplain's position
on draft resistance, and in this instance deplore his style, I feel that the quality of the Yale educational experience and the Yale atmosphere has gained greatly from his presence.
Reverend Rose Hudson - Wilkin, the Speaker's
chaplain, told the service: «A year ago today
on this estate and
on Westminster Bridge we were visited by what I regard as evil.»
Another useful reflection — this time
on study — by Fr Joseph Evans,
chaplain to Netherhall House in London, highlights the importance of developing talents and areas of expertise for the betterment of society.
Fr Jeremy Fairhead, Catholic
chaplain at the University of Oxford, provides an extremely useful and sensitive reflection about making decisions, particularly focused
on resisting pressures and discerning what is right for the individual.
A graduate of Union Theological Seminary who served as a
chaplain at both UCLA and Columbia University, Winnie's approach to justice and Jesus - following is hands -
on, practical, and refreshingly straightforward.
Over at iMonk last week,
Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis
on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over in my mind for years in my evangelical settings.»
Colbert (the real person) regularly books Catholics
on his show and has appointed Father James Martin, S.J., as the show's official
chaplain.
The campus ministry is led by an ordained
chaplain and doesn't depend
on student leaders, so RUF has signed the policy.
A
chaplain claims he has been unfairly banned from HMP Brixton Prison as part of a Muslim senior colleague's campaign to end «Christian denomination»
on the premises.
A railway
chaplain has sympathised with rail passengers who traveled
on the first working day of 2018 and were hit with the largest fare rise in five years.
«I just think the whole war
on Christmas story is bizarre» said Greg Epstein, the Humanist
Chaplain at Harvard University, who has emerged as another spokesman for the burgeoning atheist movement.