10/21/2026
To celebrate National Chaplain Appreciation Month, we asked Lindsay Roan, Hospice Chaplain, a simple question: What do you love most about being a chaplain?
“I love everything about chaplaincy. I love sitting and being with people who have spent their lives being neglected and ignored, and reassuring them they deserve love, respect, and consistent presence too. I love saying blessings and lifting up that their lives are holy and valuable. I love reminding people that we all hold brokenness in a broken world, but it doesn’t make us broken or beyond repair and redemption. I love reminding people that their stories matter, their lives matter, and that the waves of impact they had in this world will be here in ripples through the end of time. All people deserve space, love, and compassion. I am grateful each day to get to remind people of that. What a gift for me?! I live in awe of this work.”
This month, we celebrate you and all of our chaplains.