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US army chaplain Emil Kapaun advancing toward sainthood

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
US army chaplain Emil Kapaun advancing toward sainthoodArmy chaplain Emil Kapaun helps a soldier on the battlefield during the Korean War in 1952.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

At the end of a small cemetery on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross, the Jesuit college where I teach, is the grave of Joseph O’Callahan, former professor of mathematics....

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