2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Draws Media Coverage, Celebrations

What began on the Holy Mountain of Graymoor as a period of eight days to pray for the union of all Christians has evolved into an annual worldwide ecumenical celebration.

In Lima, Peru, there is a movement of Christian Churches working together. Ecumenical work is of importance and fascination, and it’s what drew Brother Yasser Zamora, SA, to the Society of the Atonement.

From parochial ministries across the pond to caring for the sick north of the border, Brother Hugh MacIsaac, SA, delivered reconciliation and the Friars’ At-One-Ment message throughout his life.

Father Dan Callahan, SA, posed the questions during his homily: “When we watch television, what’s interesting? When we watch adventure movies, what’s interesting?”

Early last year, the Friars unveiled a new statement of their Vision, Mission and Values, and commitment to bring the gifts of healing, peace and harmony to our world today.

Brother Jan Janoszka, SA, grew up in an environment where Catholics were in the minority. Surrounded by different faith traditions in the suburbs of London, he was captivated by ecumenism and interfaith dialogue.

Father Dan Callahan, SA, posed the questions during his homily: “When we watch television, what’s interesting? When we watch adventure movies, what’s interesting?”

Father Dan Callahan, SA, posed the questions during his homily: “When we watch television, what’s interesting? When we watch adventure movies, what’s interesting?”

2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has arrived. With it, the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, and the Interchurch Center Committee on Ecumenical, Interfaith, and Community Concerns held the annual Ecumenical Service of the Word on Wednesday, January 18.

For the past 115 years, Christians have come together each January to observe and celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.