Chaplaincy
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Praying to OCD: Divinity alumna’s research helps faith communities talk about mental health
When you imagine depictions of obsessive-compulsive disorder in popular culture, you probably think of cleanliness practices like excessive hand washing. Or maybe you imagine common popular culture tropes of people being a “little OCD” because they like a neat desk or an organized closet. Katie O’Dunne, DMin ’24, is an… Read MoreSeptember 29, 2026
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Divinity students bring unique experience with grief rituals during an era of extraordinary death
Meg Wade, a second-year MDiv student, brings her passion for helping those in mourning process their grief as a “grief doula,” while George Schmidt, a second-year PhD student in theological studies, brings his experience as an military chaplain that was present at hundreds of burial ceremonies to assist next of kin at the Arlington National Cemetery. Both highlight contrasts as well as similarities in the way society ritualizes grief. Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022