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Dr. Eboo Patel spoke at the 2018 Paul Wattson Lecture, held at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago on October 3, 2018. More than just addressing the similarities and differences of different religions, he spoke of the encounters between the people professing different faiths.

Graymoor Spiritual Life Center will be hosting a Christmas at Graymoor Retreat, Christmas Eve Mini-Retreat, as well as a New Year on the Mountain Retreat and a New Year's Eve Mini-Retreat.

The Church is known for its charitable activities around the world — but what, exactly, does that mean? What does the idea of “charity” convey?

You may have already begun your Christmas shopping, but have you considered how to enter into the "Spirit of Giving" this upcoming Christmas season? Here are three ways to participate in the life-giving ministry of the Friars.

In honor of the Centro Pro Unione’s 50th anniversary, the Friars will host the 21st annual conference in recognition of Servant of God Paul Wattson and Mother Lurana White. This year’s conference will recognize the 800th anniversary of the meeting of St. Francis and the Egyptian Sultan with the theme “St. Francis and the Sultan - Foundations for Christian-Muslim Dialogue in the 21st Century.”

The Friars recognize that discovering one’s vocation is not usually as simple as asking God’s will for your life and hearing a direct, clear answer immediately in one’s heart. Very often, it’s a process, a conversation between an individual and God, sometimes over the course of a number of years.

Our Friars have been faithfully serving the community for over fifty years at the Chapel of Our Savior in Brockton, Massachusetts.

OBITUARY NOTICE: Rev. Martin A. Madison, SA, Franciscan Friar of the Atonement (November 16, 1933 – October 4, 2018) (October 9, 2018 - Graymoor, Garrison, NY)   Rev. Martin A. (nee

This year, the National Catholic Development Conference (NCDC) celebrated 50 years of gathering with fundraising and development colleagues to share, network, learn, pray and support each other.

When Br. Gregory Lucrezia, SA, talks about Assisi, Italy, you can hear the love in his voice. “I think Assisi is really the place to be. It’s incredible.” Roughly two hours from Rome, Assisi is accustomed to visitors who want to walk in the footsteps of St. Francis.