Outgoing House chaplain says the job is to 'be a counterpoint to the dominant spirit of this place'
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House, attends the 2013 National Days of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol rotunda to honor the victims of the Holocaust on April 11, 2013. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP)
(RNS) – The Rev. Patrick J. Conroy likened watching Congress debate in person the first time to 'when my parents were arguing past one another.'