Our soldiers and their families need priests, but Catholic military chaplains are scarce

Our soldiers and their families need priests, but Catholic military chaplains are scarce

Army Capt. Jeffrey Paveglio hadn’t taken a shower in a month, and his sweat-stained uniform was stiff with dirt. Practicing battle scenarios with his men in the heat of the Mojave Desert outside Fort Irwin, California, he was tired, he was uncomfortable and thoroughly sick of eating MREs. He was, in other words, living his childhood dream.  Growing up in New Hampshire, Paveglio had wanted to serve in the military from a young age. He achieved th…