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Military chaplaincy does not happen in a single moment. It runs on a cycle. Long before the plane leaves and long after it returns, service members and their families move through a predictable arc: the buildup before deployment, the separation, the reunion, and the slow work of reintegration. A cha...
Chaplains spend their days holding other people's worst moments. You sit with the family in the emergency room. You stand at the fireground while the crew works. You carry the pager that pulls you out of bed at 3 a.m. and back into someone else's grief. The work is a gift. It is also a load, and the...
Every line-of-duty death tests a department, and it tests the chaplain who walks beside it. A fallen officer or firefighter leaves grief that spreads far past one family. It reaches the squad room, the station, the wider responder community, and the home where the porch light stays on. Public safety...
A groundbreaking initiative is changing the game for chaplaincy training and professional development. The Marsh Institute for Chaplains has partnered with three leading faith-based organizations to launch the Chaplain Resource Network (CRN), a collaborative training hub that's designed to expand ac...