Fort Benning gathers for prayer
More than 170 Soldiers, civilians and family members attended the Fort Benning observance of the National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 17 at the Benning Conference Center. The event coincided with Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a 40-day period preceding Easter that many Christians observe as a time of prayer and abstinence. The celebration was [...]
Chaplains keep wary eye on Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell repeal
As Congress and the Pentagon grapple with a proposal to allow gays to serve openly in the military, some chaplains — especially evangelicals — worry the change will infringe on their religious beliefs. ”It’s morally wrong,” said the Rev. Billy Baugham, executive director of the International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers, saying his group believes [...]
National Prayer Breakfast
In the midst of war, service members and the Fort Gordon community came together Feb. 18 to observe the “National Prayer Breakfast.” They joined many Americans around the country celebrating this occasion. This year’s theme was “Partnering Together for Peace.” A crowd of 360 people filled the Gordon Club’s Ballroom before sunrise to hear from [...]
Chaplain’s Assistant gives religious support in Afghanistan
Workshop Offers Relationship Tools to Single Guardsmen
The North Dakota National Guard’s Office of the Chaplain will host a workshop to help single Soldiers and Airmen hone the skills they need for a successful, lifelong relationship. PICK, or Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge, will take place from Feb. 26-28 in Fargo. The course is provided by trained facilitators within the North Dakota [...]
Marriage Retreat for Soldiers
Today’s military couples are challenged in every way, from the daily stress of providing for their families, raising children, and maintaining healthy relations, to dealing with the stress of deployment. The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade offered a relief to those married couples with the Strong Bonds Marriage and Family Retreat in Nashville over Valentine’s Day [...]
412th Theater Engineer Command Soldiers Build Strong Bonds at Hilton Head, S.C., Resort
The Army Strong Bonds retreat is a no brainer, you are being paid to attend, you are staying at a beautiful resort, and you are receiving world class instruction on communication, intimacy, and conflict management skills, that’s according to Chaplain Col. Steven Dyess the 81st Regional Support Command Chaplain. More than 70 married couples and [...]
Army chaplain smokes, swears and prays with Catholic soldiers in Afghanistan
BADULA QULP, AFGHANISTAN — The U.S. Army brigade’s Catholic priest spits, smokes, cracks jokes and has come under fire like so many other American soldiers. He keeps altar bread in an empty grenade canister. On Sunday, he donned purple and white vestments over his uniform and celebrated Mass on a makeshift altar of four stacked [...]
