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Deacon Tom’s devotion to Padre Pio led to an idea for a celebration, and the Society of the Atonement will indeed honor the saint. A Celebration of St. Padre Pio is planned for Saturday, September 24 at Graymo

Father Dan competed in his 24th Ironman in 25 years – and what he’s decided was the final triathlon of his long career – on Sunday, July 24 in Lake Placid.

For most of his life, Brother Charles worked for years in pastoral and social ministries, while sharing Father Paul’s message of At-One-Ment during his life. On Wednesday, July 27, Brother Charles entered into Eternal Life at the age of 77.

Aaron Hollander, for Ecumenical Trends - Peace in Our Time? Suffering, Solidarity, and the Promise of Interreligious Engagement

The annual retreat at Graymoor for the Tertiaries of the Society of the Atonement and the Society of Franciscan Deacons was a hallowed adventure. “It went very well,” said Deacon Tom Rich, TSA, the Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center’s Executive Director. “It was a very good retreat for us. We’re all very close in our work and so forth. It was very enjoyable.”

On Sunday, July 24, the 71-year-old “Iron Friar” will return to Lake Placid to compete in the Ironman – what he says will be his final Ironman event – capping off a long and storied career competing in the triathlon.

Born in 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Father John was ordained on June 7, 1962, after completing his studies at St. Pius X Seminary and St. John’s Atonement Seminary. Not long after his ordination, Father John sojourned to the Far East, serving in parishes across Japan for 18 years.

Over June 22-25, 2022, some 40 theologians, ecclesiologists, historians, ethicists, and ecumenists gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico for a conference held under the auspices of the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network.

Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute is pleased to announce the theme and the poster design for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2023.