John Patrick Shanley

I was in the Marine Corps in 1971. The idea 'Where does authority come from?' is fascinating to me. And also, the idea of a chaplain is fascinating to me because it's a man of the cloth in uniform, and it's the uniform of a killing machine. Back when I was in the Corps, when I saw that, I was amazed by it.

American Playwright

Kirk Cousins

I had a phenomenal six seasons in Washington and really can't say enough good things about my experience there. It's tough to move on from teammates, from everyone involved in the organization, from coaches and teammates, to the chaplain, to even friends in the community, our neighbors.

American Athlete

M. Stanton Evans

From the beginning, the Continental Congress had official chaplains, prayers, and days of fasting and Thanksgiving. When sessions opened in 1774, fear was voiced that the religious diversity of the country would make it hard to choose a form of worship.

American Journalist

Alexandra Petri

Nearly everything faith-related that I have done at Harvard has been followed by free food, from going to services at Harvard's Episcopal Chaplaincy to attending a day of interfaith discussion and dialogue hosted by the university chaplains in the fall.

Steve Zahn

My dad was the chaplain at Mankato State University, and my mom worked in the bookstore. We lived just off-campus. Then we moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis, to New Hope, which is where I went to high school.

American Actor

John Fleming

By definition, chaplains minister to the spiritual needs of our men and women in armed services, a vital function that an individual without any inclination toward spirituality would not be able to perform.

American Politician

In the final analysis, I believe that an atheist chaplain would be the last person in the world that we would want a dying soldier who needs that last moment counselling in their life.

Charles Darwin

What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!

English Scientist

John Green

I realized during my time as a chaplain that I didn't want to be a minister.

American Author

Barney Ross

Destroyers did not have chaplains because they were too small.

A chaplain has duties tailored to the needs of the community they serve, often including counseling and spiritual guidance.

Specialized Role

Chaplains work in secular environments, not just in religious settings, to provide support to people of all beliefs.

Not Just Churches

Chaplains are trained to be inclusive and may support individuals from different religious backgrounds, not just their own.

Interfaith Understanding

 But she said, as he came to die, he sat up on the side of the bed one day, and he asked the nurse if he could see the chaplain. And he said, for the first time in his life he'd thought about the inevitable,

Billy Graham:...

 They even have their own bike riding monk, a chaplain called Father Guriy. How can I resist? I have to meet him. Oh, Father Guriy himself. Ah, thank you for having us.