Father James Hamel

Father James Hamel

Father James Hamel is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, and an active duty chaplain as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is currently the command chaplain at Pacific Air Forces, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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‘World Suicide Prevention Day’

When the Cause of Death Is Not Mentioned

‘We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for people who have taken their own lives.’ (Catechism, 2283)