Graymoor Named ‘Jubilee’ Pilgrimage Site
Our community is spreading the word… Visit Graymoor during the Jubilee Year of Hope! The Highlands Current talked to Fr. Jim Gardiner about preparing for the influx of pilgrims.
Basilicas, churches and shrines across US are Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage sites
The Catholic media outlet OSV News highlighted Graymoor in its coverage of pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee Year of Hope. In this piece, Fr. Jim Gardner explains why being named a pilgrimage site is itself a sign of hope for the community.
Archbishop Henning Visits Chapel of Our Savior
This past Saturday on behalf of the Franciscan, Friars, Sisters, Tertiaries and Affiliates of the Society of the Atonement, Father Ken Cienik, SA, welcomed Archbishop Henning to the Chapel of Our Savior in Brockton, MA.
Br. Charles Gathers With Fellow Franciscan Novices in Assisi
A group of Franciscan Novices, including our very own Br. Charles Okorie, NSA, gathered during the week of January 27-31 in Assisi to take a training course on consecrated life.
Fr. Ken Cienik, SA Joins Board of Directors for Franciscan Works
We are thrilled to introduce Franciscan Works' newest Board Member, Fr. Kenneth Cienik, SA!
Friars Celebrate Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Around the World
Each year Christians gather worldwide to share Fr. Paul Wattson’s vision of “At-One-Ment” from January 18 to 25 in observance and celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU).
Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute Appoints Dr. Aaron Hollander as Its First Lay Director
Dr. Hollander, a native New Yorker and distinguished ecumenical theologian, is the first lay director in GEII’s 58-year history. He succeeds Fr. Jim Loughran, SA, with whom he has worked with for the past several years.
True Unity In Christ: A Reflection on the Life and Death of Fr. Paul of Graymoor
Servant of God Fr. Paul Wattson, SA, had such a particular zeal for spreading the Good News, as well as pure trust in God’s plan, that he was able to reach even the most downtrodden and give them the hope that comes only through Christ.
Fr. Bob’s Greeting – February 2025 Enews
The more unusual an event seems, the easier it is to believe that God was involved. That is often our tendency—to see God in the extraordinary. In February, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus. The Gospel reading for this feast day introduces us to Simeon, a man who somehow overcame this tendency.
In Conversation: Decades of Catholic-Orthodox Relations
Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Father Elias D. Mallon, SA, and Father Hyacinthe Destivelle, OP, engaged in an insightful discussion on the progress of Catholic-Orthodox relations over the past two decades in the latest episode of Catholic Near East Welfare Association's (CNEWA) ONE: In Conversation. Fr. Elias is the CNEWA's U.N. representative and special assistant to the organization's president.