
Chapel Chats
Chaplain Hannah hosts topical conversations with guests and periodic devotionals to enhance spiritual life on campus.
Episodes
50 episodes
Bonus Episode: Exploring Vocation with Faculty and Staff and Students Alike
Jeremy VanAndel (Director of Professional Development) joins Chaplain Hannah to talk and dream about vocation, mission, purpose, and creating new paths in light of a professional development series for faculty and staff in 2021-2022 sponsored b...
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53:18

Bonus Episode: Commemorating Juneteenth
This year is the first year that Juneteenth is recognized as an official federal holiday. Learn about the commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved Americans in this conversation Chaplain Hannah hosts with Dr. Maegan Pollonais, Kalyn Johnso...
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35:06

Chapel Chats 3.7: Introducing Baccalaureate Speaker Rev. Dr. Troy Jackson
Join Chaplain Hannah for a short conversation with this year's Baccalaureate speaker, the Rev. Dr. Troy Jackson. Baccalaureate ServiceFriday, May 20, 20224:30-5:30pmSpurlock GymnasiumAll are WelcomeFor more ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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16:59

Bonus Episode: Ash Wednesday Reflection
Join us for a stripped-down (no music) Ash Wednesday reflection, especially dedicated to those considering some sort of fasting through the season of Lent. (Lent is the 40-day season of the Christian year that prepares us for Easter. It is most...
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11:07

Chapel Chats 3.6: Claiming a Space to Learn (An interview with Colleen Steffen, Executive Editor of The Statehouse File)
Reinvigorate your passion for learning through a conversation with Tabby Fitzgerald and Colleen Steffen, the executive editor of The Statehouse File. Join them as they talk about 15 years of this signature FC program and how it has inspired so ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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33:10

Chapel Chats 3.5: Interfaith Understanding Through Poetry
In this episode, Chaplain Hannah talks to campus guests Sadiyah Bashir and Preeti Kaur Rajpal, who performed at Franklin College's Interfaith Understanding Through the Art of Poetry event on November 11, 2021. This event was part of the
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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37:03

Chapel Chats 3.4: Chaplain Hannah Chats Mental Health with Sara Kinder (pt. 1)
Chaplain Hannah and Counselor Sara Kinder chat about mental health on campus and their hope that the community would practice reaching out to one another, even when it's awkward. ---------Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a C...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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40:25

Chapel Chats 3.3: Death Anxiety and the Holidays that Hold It
Chaplain Hannah reflects on our anxiety about death as we near Samhain, Halloween, Dia de Muertos, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, or as many like to call it--Spooky Season. This includes a brief cultural explanation of how these days are al...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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19:03

Chapel Chats 3.2: Pursuing Passionate Research with Dr. Casey Hayes
Join new student producer Tabatha Fitzgerald as she talks research and travel with Dr. Casey Hayes, who was awarded the Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies award and recently returned from six months in Vienna.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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26:22

Chapel Chats 3.1: Fostering Hope for the Coming School Year
The stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what we want matter. In this episode, Chaplain Hannah talks to Dr. Kristin Flora and Dr. Andrew Jones (The Deans) about what makes the college experience so special and what we can hope for fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:21

Bonus Episode: A Special Message About COVID-19 Vaccinations
Chaplain Hannah joins the conversation about the vaccinating against COVID-19 as the campus community prepares for the fall semester back on campus. She chats with Rachel Crabtree, a third-year student at Butler University whose summer internsh...
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21:41

Chapel Chats 2.14: A Goodbye—And A Beginning
In our season 2 finale episode, Chaplain Hannah hosts a conversation with graduating seniors who have been involved with Franklin College Religious Life over the last four years (and, it so happens, the four years Chaplain Hannah has worked at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:03:06

Chapel Chats 2.13: Staying Open To The Possibilities Of The Future Through Baccalaureate
Franklin College is nearing commencement. But before that, the college will hold an important annual ceremony: Baccalaureate. This ecumenical event, held on the eve of commencement, is designed to help graduating seniors reflect on who they wer...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:06

Chapel Chats 2.12: Exploring The Black Church with Heather Brydie Harris
Chaplain Hannah welcomes listeners to sit in on a recent conversation in a class she is co-teaching at Franklin College on the history of the Black church with Indianapolis Tuxedo Park Baptist Church Pastor Doug Gray. The episode features...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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54:57

Chapel Chats 2.11: Solidarity With The Sikh Community
The tragic FedEx shooting in Indianapolis continues to reverberate throughout our state and the country. Of the eight victims lost in the violence, half were part of the Sikh community, a vibrant faith group that traces its roots back centuries...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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12:47

Chapel Chats 2.10: In The Face Of Injustice, Look Around—And Within
Tragedy is rocking our lives in recent weeks. With numerous acts of senseless violence around the country—including the April 15 shooting at the FedEx Plainfield Operations Center, just 30 minutes from Franklin College—our hearts are in pain. W...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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19:48

Chapel Chats 2.9: Giving for Good
April is a BIG month for Franklin College. On April 14, the college will hold its ninth annual Give to Griz campaign, with a goal of raising $175,000 from 1,000 donors in just 24 hours. The goal? To support the college's impactful Franklin Fund...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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38:11

Chapel Chats 2.8: Easter Devotional
He is risen! He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Join Chaplain Hannah in celebrating Jesus' resurrection through the reading of Mark 16.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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19:19

Chapel Chats 2.7: Holy Week Devotional
Join our host, Chaplain Hannah Adams Ingram, as she focuses our hearts on the upcoming Holy Week by reading and breaking down Luke 19:36-48.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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16:01

Chapel Chats 2.6: A Journey Through the Stations of the Cross
The Office of Religious Life is continuing to explore new ways to engage the community as the season of Lent continues. Part of this effort will soon welcome the work of liturgical artist Mary Button to campus, whose latest take on the Stations...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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37:48

Chapel Chats 2.5: Building Community Through Mindful Spending
This episode tackles a topic everyone is familiar with, in good ways and bad: Money. More specifically, this conversation examines wealth, community, and disparities, all forces that have shaped neighborhoods and lives (whether we acknowledge t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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46:30

Chapel Chats 2.4: A Conversation with Religious Life Student Leaders
Step behind the scenes of religious life at Franklin College in this special episode featuring conversations with student leaders. Chaplain Hannah interviews Producer Erica Irish, currently a Franklin College senior studying multimedia journali...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:02

Chapel Chats 2.3: Travel & Vulnerability (Part 2)
Travel as a college student can be incredibly impactful and a way for young people to see the world in a new light. Jenny Cataldi, Franklin College alumna and now Office of Global Education director, knows the impacts of travel firsthand and no...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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41:58

Chapel Chats 2.3: Travel & Vulnerability (Part 1)
Although it might be more difficult to do than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel is a powerful way for people to grow spiritually and learn more about humanity. But to grow, travel also often requires a degree of vulnerability and b...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:54
