St. Alban's Chapel, The Citadel

Palm Monday with our cadets at St. Albans Chapel.

A big day out for the Class of 2029! Congrats on your Recognition Day!

Another great evening at St. Albans with a wonderful meal served by St. John's, John's Island and an profound sermon by our Associate Chaplain Anna Bruner for the First Monday of Lent!

It was such a hit last year, we decided to do it again this year! The opening paragraph from tonight's talk is found below:

Midway in our life’s journey, I went astray
from the straight road and woke to find myself
alone in a dark wood. (Inferno, Canto I)

These are the famous opening lines of Dante’s Inferno, the first of his three-part narrative poem, the Divina Commedia, or in English, the Divine Comedy. We’ll discover later in the poem that the day is April 8th, Good Friday, in the year 1300. While travelling through the seventh circle of Hell, Dante encounters the demon Malacoda, who explains to him, that hell was irreparably ruined twelve hundred and sixty-six years ago, plus one day and five hours, which would have been the exact moment the Gospels record the death of Christ upon the cross (Inferno, Canto XXI). This is not only an elegant way for Dante to give us the date of his descent into the Inferno, but it also tells us something about the nature of God’s love and the power of Christ’s death upon the cross. Christ’s death upon the cross, that highest and greatest expression of God’s love, ruined hell. A ruined prison can hold no one captive against their will. That is both the comfort and the terror of the Inferno.

St. Alban's is once again in exile while Summerall undergoes necessary renovations. But our banishment is far less painful since we are in the new and luxurious Bastin Hall! Special thanks to Rev. Jonathan Bennett and his team from Church of the Holy Spirit Daniel Island, who are wonderful and generous mission partners of our chapel. And thanks also to Cadet Abe Whitesell, who preached the sermon for us on our first service of Holy Communion in the new year! Off to a good start!

Our very gifted associate chaplain, Anna Bruner, leading us through a theological reflection on trauma.

A very blessed Advent from St. Alban's Chapel at The Citadel!!!

First Monday of Advent!

Just a few pics from the closing service of our retreat last weekend which ended as they always do, with baptisms in cold mountain water and first communions creekside. Stay tuned for more! Thanks for your support! Your prayers, encouragement, and gifts make this good work possible!

Another great night at St. Albans Chapel at The Citadel, with our cadet led music team and our cadet preacher Chandler Greene!

St. Alban's was proud to participate in the Sophomore Leadership Training exercise alongside Chaplains Jose and Rutland. Always encouraging to here our commandant, Col. Gordon, put forward his own vision for principled leadership for the finest young men and women in the country!