2019 Week of Prayer – Day 3
Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No.”
Discerner Reflects On His Time With The Friars
Philip Santiano is discerning a call to become a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, while living and praying with Friars at Our Lady of the Atonement House of Discernment in Manhattan since October 2018.
2019 Week of Prayer – Day 2
Let your word be “Yes, Yes” or “No, No.”
2019 Week of Prayer – Day 1
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters
Fr. Tom Orians, SA, Speaks at Interfaith World Day of Prayer for Peace
On New Year’s Day, Fr. Tom Orians, SA, traveled to the Great Buddha Hall of the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY. to participate in an Interfaith World of Prayer for Peace sponsored by the Buddhist Association of the United States. His remarks below reflect the charism of unity that is so central to the ministry of the Friars:
Friars Meet 17,000 Young Adult Catholics in Indianapolis
7,000 enthusiastic young adult Catholics descended upon the city of Indianapolis from January 3-7, 2019, and Friars of the Atonement were there to meet them.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Baptism of Jesus
We read about Peter in our second reading. Word comes to him that a Centurion of the Roman guard named Cornelius, a Gentile and therefore in the eyes of the Jews an unclean man, wished to be baptized.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Epiphany 2019
Some years ago I saw a play called “Down Will Come Baby.” As the play opens, the husband is taking down the Christmas tree. Among the things that have been hanging on the tree, there is a model of the Christ child in the manger. Apparently, they had been given out at church, and almost everyone in the parish had one on their tree.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Feast of the Holy Family
Today is the Feast of the Holy Family. Fortunately, most of us value the gift of family. We treasure it and understand its importance for both society and Church. We live in a fast-paced world, some with more than one job in order to make ends meet. It is so easy to get lost in our day to day living, and when that happens, we may neglect the family while we worked to provide for them.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday in Advent
Why all this fuss over the birth of a child in a small, insignificant part of the Roman Empire? What difference does Jesus make? To start with, His birthday marks the division of human history into B.C., before Christ, and A.D., Anno Domini, after Christ.