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In 1899, Fr. Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God (then Episcopalian priest Rev. Lewis T. Wattson) took his vows as a Friar of the Atonement. Ten years later, in 1909, Fr. Paul and 16 others in the Society of the Atonement were received into the Catholic Church. One hundred and ten years after that, Deacon Jose Delgado followed in Father Paul’s footsteps, taking the journey from being an Episcopalian priest to a Catholic member of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement.

Dr. Aaron Hollander will deliver the XXXIX Paul Wattson Lecture. His theme will be "The Courage to Hearken: Ecumenism and the Underside of Modernity."

Locally in the Peekskill, NY, area, and at events across the United States, men and women united in prayer with people around the world for the intention of unity between Christians. This week is one of prayer and celebration for the Friars, who carry on the legacy of their founder Father Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God who founded the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in 1908.

From January 18-25, the Friars have been celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a global initiative initiated by Servant of God Father Paul Wattson, SA! Learn more about the Week of Prayer and the many ways the Friars have been involved in promoting these exciting events through the news coverage below.

From January 18-25, the Friars have been celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a global initiative initiated by Servant of God Father Paul Wattson, SA! Learn more about the Week of Prayer and the many ways the Friars have been involved in promoting these exciting events through the news coverage below.

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement announce that Sr. Mary T. Naccarato, PBVM, has been named Director of the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, a retreat and conference center and pilgrimage destination in Garrison, NY. Sr. Mary will work closely with Fr. Tom Orians, SA, who will serve as President and Mission Effectiveness Officer.

Philip Santiano is discerning a call to become a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, while living and praying with Friars at Our Lady of the Atonement House of Discernment in Manhattan since October 2018.

On New Year’s Day, Fr. Tom Orians, SA, traveled to the Great Buddha Hall of the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY. to participate in an Interfaith World of Prayer for Peace sponsored by the Buddhist Association of the United States. His remarks below reflect the charism of unity that is so central to the ministry of the Friars: