The Guild of Catholic Chaplains is being formed as a fellowship of professional spiritual caregivers who serve in the most complex and often unseen corners of human suffering. It is not a religious order, nor a professional association, but a sacred fraternity of support, integrity, and excellence rooted in the Catholic tradition and the work of certified chaplaincy.
The Guild exists for those who serve others with fidelity, often without recognition. It exists to preserve the interior life of the Catholic chaplain, and to provide a community of formation, fellowship, and sacred accountability. Together, we bear the burden—and the gift—of chaplaincy.
The Guild is currently in its founding phase and will open for wider participation and public witness in July 2026.
July 2025
Founding - The Feast of St Camillus de Lellis
August 2025 - June 2026
Prepare the Guild
July 2026
Go Public- The Feast of St Camillus de Lellis
Our patron is Saint Camillus de Lellis, whose feast day—July 14th—marks the future public launch of the Guild. Saint Camillus is the patron of the sick, hospitals, and healthcare workers, and is a model of humble presence, sacrificial love, and radical care for the dying and forgotten.
The emblem of the Guild features a red Saint Camillus Cross set above six ascending white stair steps within a pointed archway, all enclosed in a black circle and white border. Each visual element bears theological and vocational weight:
The six steps represent the inner progression of the Catholic chaplain’s journey:
Presence
Discernment
Companionship
Intercession
Sacrifice
Hope
These are not abstract ideals but lived practices—daily and often hidden.
The archway evokes the sacred threshold we stand upon: between life and death, faith and despair, silence and witness.
The black field signifies hiddenness and holy gravity.
The white elements symbolize purity, clarity, and peace.
The red cross marks us with the sacrificial love of Christ, borne in both body and vocation.
