Catholic Military Life

What is it like bringing the sacraments and the good news of Jesus Christ to men and women on the front lines of combat? Father Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kane, a U.S. Army chaplain in the Nebraska National Guard, shares his war experiences from Iraq's Anbar Province in 2005. And he recalls how things had changed in the war-torn country when he returned to Iraq for a second deployment in 2010. Father Kane considers the what if any effects secularization has had on the U.S. armed forces, and he reflects on the tension between preaching a gospel of peace in an active war zone. Father Kane serves in the military with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.