“Lord, make ME an instrument of your peace”
In the daily sadness and horror of our streets burning with visible unrest and destruction, we call the world to conversion of heart and action in peace for justice.
St. Anthony of Padua Feast Day Celebration 2020
This year has seen many changes in how the world celebrates special occasions. The same is true at Graymoor. Sadly, St. Anthony Weekend at Graymoor has been cancelled.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Pentecost Sunday
Many of us know friends who are generous, perhaps impulsive or unpredictable. They can be extremely loyal but a bit of a “coward” so that you can’t always depend on them.
Fr. Dennis Discusses Addiction During the Pandemic
Fr. Dennis Polanco, President & Spiritual Director of the Friar’s ministry at St. Christopher’s Inn, talks about recovery from addiction during the pandemic in a new video message.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Seventh Sunday of Easter
Years ago, there was a play on Broadway called the “Great God Brown” and in one scene; a man was on his deathbed. He was very frightened but his mother was at his side.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Sixth Sunday of Easter
A single mother is frantic. She has found a six-pack of beer in her 14-year-old daughter’s closet. When the daughter comes home from school, she confronts her, “Ok Maria, what is this?”
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fifth Sunday of Easter – In My Father’s House
It is true. We all adapt and adjust to our surroundings. We adapt ourselves continually and necessarily because our society demands adaptation.
2021 Week of Prayer Theme Announced – “Abide in My Love…You Shall Bear Much Fruit”
The theme for the 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Abide in My Love…You Shall Bear Much Fruit.” It was discerned by the Monastic Community of Grandchamp in Switzerland and finds its origins in the Gospel of John (cf. John 15:5-9).
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday of Easter – I Come That You May Have Life
In the sixties, Joni Mitchell sang a song “I’ve looked at life from both sides now. From win and lose and still somehow it’s life’s illusions I recall.
Obituary Notice for Br. Ted Novak, SA
Brother Theodore W. Novak, SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.