Friars Bring Back the Blues
Music came alive at Graymoor on October 16 during a new event called “Blues on the Mountain.” The blues band The 3B’s performed for the Friars and their guests at St. Anthony’s shrine.
Archbishop Donald Bolen Adds Personal Reflection to Father Paul Lecture
The annual Father Paul Lecture took place on Monday, October 10 at the James and Catherine Denny Center at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The theme of this year’s lecture was “The Intersection Between Ecumenism and Justice.”
Graymoor Holds Annual Blessing of the Animals
Father Dan Callahan, SA, celebrated his regular Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel at 11 a.m., before blessing around four dozen dogs and two dozen cats at St. Anthony’s Shrine. Father Dan first gave a blessing and then sprinkled the animals with holy water – many of them instinctively recoiling while getting spritzed – before each pet peacefully received an individual blessing.
Celebrating St. Francis of Assisi
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement continue to hold St. Francis in the highest regard, and pray for his intercession daily. Guests are invited to visit the St. Francis Chapel at Graymoor, and the many other landmarks that honor St. Francis, the Patron Saint of animals; the environment; ecology; and merchants.
Where There is Despair, Let Us Bring Hope
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement join the world in praying for all who have been impacted by Hurricane Ian, as well as those who are leading relief efforts in the wake of the storm.
Enacting the Joy of At-One-Ment: Brother Fabrizio Szymanski Makes First Profession
Brother Fabrizio professed his first vows as a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement on Saturday, September 10 during a Mass at the Cathedral of San Rufino in Assisi, Italy. “Discovering together with the Lord what He has always planned for us, it is worth it,” Brother Fabrizio said of his first profession.
Be the Bridge: Walk for Recovery a Success
St. Christopher’s Inn capped off National Recovery Month in a big way, hosting its inaugural Be the Bridge: Walk for Recovery.
Graymoor to Screen Dorothy Day Movie as Part of New Film Program
The Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center recently added a film festival program, which will begin on Friday, October 21. The first film slated to be screened is “Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story.” The film will be shown between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Graymoor library on the fifth floor of the main building. The cost is $25 to attend and includes lunch.
Graymoor Padre Pio Celebration a Success, Will Grow in Coming Years
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement held their first-ever Celebration of Padre Pio on Saturday, September 24 at Graymoor, welcoming around 100 pilgrims to the Holy Mountain. Festivities included a Mass celebrated in Italian by Minister General Father Brian Terry, SA, and a blessing of the Friars’ new statue of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina.