Veterans Go on Pilgrimage to Mount Athos

I just saw the most amazing story, about how Ukraine is sending many of its wounded veterans to a spiritual retreat on Mount Athos in Greece as part of their rehab and recovery from the horrors of war.

I find this very interesting because the Australian Defence Force is currently debating whether to replace religious chaplains with psychologists, social workers, and welfare coordinators. Yet it shows that spirituality is a big factor in the healing of people wounded physically and psychologically from the unspeakable tragedies of military conflict.

Only two minutes long, definitely worth a watch! It shows the value of doing spiritual retreats with groups and how pilgrimages to holy places can be a very rejuvenating and healing event.

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