The Graymoor Ecumical and Interreligious Institue is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, is an information and service organization serving primarily, but not exclusively, the Roman Catholic Church in the United States in its mission of Christian Unity and interreligious dialogue.
When it was founded as the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in 1967, the Institute responded to the friars' historical concern for Christian Unity and adapted it to the theological and ecumenical developments arising from the Second Vatican Council. This is manifested in the Institute's continued concern for and commitment to the contemporary movements for reconciliation and renewal among Christian churches.
The Institute employs several means to accomplish this goal:
- The specialization desks of the Institute
- The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- The journal Ecumenical Trends
- Membership in and collaboration with national and local ecumenical and interreligious organizations and agencies
- Cooperation with individuals engaged in ecumenical and interreligious works
In 1991, in response to developments in both the Institute and the wider ecumenical scene, the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute became the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute. With the name change also came structural changes - including the introduction of specialization desks serving specific areas of concern within the ecumenical and interreligious movements.
Visit their website at: www.geii.org.
