chaplaincy
How two poems about the coronavirus went viral by addressing spiritual needs
By Yonat Shimron — March 27, 2020
(RNS) — Written by two little-known poets, both poems preach slowing down, becoming more mindful, seeking out stillness and finding connection with humankind (without touching).
In pandemic, health care chaplains address an ‘existential and spiritual crisis’
By Alejandra Molina — March 20, 2020
(RNS) — Chaplains in hospitals and retirement homes are discovering the nature of their ministry due to the coronavirus outbreak, when patients and medical staff alike are dealing with stress and isolation.
After Kobe Bryant’s death, Lakers’ chaplain seeks Scripture to help cope with tragic loss
By Alejandra Molina — January 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Los Angeles Lakers chaplain Romell Witherspoon said he will pray and reflect as he prepares for Friday night’s game at Staples Center between the Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
As Americans become less religious, the role of chaplains may grow
By Alejandra Molina — November 27, 2019
(RNS) — As fewer people identify with a specific religion and as houses of faith experience a drop in attendance, some religious scholars expect that in the next number of years people will be more likely to meet a chaplain than a local clergyperson.
Hospital chaplains stick to the heart of the job amid health care industry changes
By Amanda Abrams — May 28, 2019
(RNS) — As our medical system grows more fast-paced, impersonal and complex, hospital chaplains end up helping patients decipher next steps and counseling burned-out practitioners.
After atheists asked, Tufts creates first university-funded Humanist position
By Chris Stedman — September 3, 2014
Five years after a group of atheist and agnostic students launched a campaign to get a Humanist chaplain at Tufts, the university has created a Humanist staff position—the first of its kind in the U.S.
MIT ditches graduation prayer — and may soon gain a humanist chaplain
By Chris Stedman — June 3, 2014
MIT doctoral student Aaron Scheinberg explains why he worked to remove MIT's official graduation prayer, and why the experience convinced him to create a Humanist chaplaincy.
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