Father Jim Loughran, SA, Talks Ecumenism with West Point Chaplains
A dozen chaplains from the United States Military Academy at West Point representing different faith traditions visited the Holy Mountain on Thursday, June 23.
The “Iron Friar” Preparing For His Final Races
Fr. Dan Callahan, SA, has been providing witness and inspiration at triathlon races since 1997. Through his participation, the “Iron Friar,” as he is known, has raised more than $350,000 for various charities.
Saint John’s Atonement Seminary to Hold Reunion at Graymoor in August
30 alumni from the Friars’ former Saint John's Atonement Seminary in Montour Falls, New York, will celebrate a multi-class high school reunion at Graymoor.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Corpus Christi 2022
Corpus Christi. Sixteen hundred years ago a Bishop of Jerusalem addressed some converts on the Holy Communion that they were to receive for the first time. He said, “When you come up to receive, make your left hand a throne for the right, for it is about to receive a King.” Cup your palm and so receive the Body of Christ, then answer “Amen.” Take care not to lose part of it. Such a loss would be like a mutilation of your own body. Why if you had been given gold dust, would you not take the utmost care to hold it fast? Be careful not to let a grain slip through your fingers, lest you be so much the poorer.
Pilgrims Return to Graymoor for the Feast of St. Anthony
On Sunday, June 12, pilgrims by the hundreds descended upon the Holy Mountain for the first full-scale, in-person celebration of the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua at Graymoor since before the pandemic in 2019.
Graymoor Scholars to Present Research at Ecclesiological Conference
The Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute introduced its inaugural class of six Graymoor Scholars, who will discuss their research at the upcoming Ecclesiological Investigations conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Trinity Sunday 2022
Today is Trinity Sunday. Our faith tells us there is but one God, and in thy one God there are three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The three persons are really distinct: the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Father, and the Holy Spirit is neither the Father nor the Son.
Benefactor Appreciation Day Features Blessing of Bricks
They gazed at and searched for memorial bricks at the shrine, and cries of “Here it is!” and “I found out!” were clear and distinct. It was the scene at Graymoor on Thursday morning, before Minister General Father Brian Terry, SA, blessed the bricks as part of Benefactor Appreciation Day.
San Damiano Farm Opens for 2022 Farm Market, Offers Much to Many
San Damiano Farm will hold its first Farm Market of the 2022 season on Friday, June 10 at Graymoor. The market will be open each Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Among the offerings in the market’s first week are organically grown lettuce, kale, Swiss chard and garlic scapes.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Pentecost Sunday 2022
Today in the Gospel we read that the disciples of Jesus were hiding. They were hiding in fear behind closed and locked doors. They were shutting out the rest of the world which was hostile, persecuting and terrifying. They felt better huddled together, in isolation and planning what to do next, and where to go.