Amelia Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Oregon Jesuit to Become Chaplain of the House Nancy Haught The Oregonian, Portland, Ore 9 May 2011 (RNS) A Jesuit will be sworn in as the 60th chaplain of the House of Representatives on May 25, when he will become the first member of his order and second consecutive Catholic priest to serve the House. As chaplain, the Rev. Patrick Conroy will be in charge of opening House sessions with prayer, coordinating guest chaplains, counseling members of the House community and arranging memorial services, weddings and funerals. “One does not aspire to become the chaplain to a chamber of Congress,” Conroy, 60, said in a statement released on Friday (May 6). “I am also humbled by the confidence my Jesuit superiors are demonstrating in making me available to answer this call to serve the People’s House,” he added. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Flyboy Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Interesting! You probably know that an SDA Navy chaplain used to be the House chaplain. Quote
nuff sed Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Don't you have that backwards?... I thought that it was a Senate Chaplain that used to be a Navy Chaplain. Or was that someone else other than Barry Black???? Nuff sed... Quote
Flyboy Posted May 10, 2011 Posted May 10, 2011 Don't you have that backwards?... I thought that it was a Senate Chaplain that used to be a Navy Chaplain. Or was that someone else other than Barry Black???? Nuff sed... Yes, sorry, got it wrong. It was Barry Black I was referring to. Quote
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