WEST CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. — As Mt. Irenaeus celebrates 30 years of ministry, the Franciscan mountain retreat is looking for new staff members to help continue its growth. Mt. Irenaeus is searching for an executive director to provide vision and strategic planning. As chief operations officer, the executive director will play a lead role in managing day-to-day operations and will eventually …
HNP Friars Share Insights at Merton Conference
This report is based on a press release provided by the Office of Marketing and Communications staff at St. Bonaventure University. ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Through keynote speakers, worship experiences, and tours, a four-day conference at St. Bonaventure University explored the relationships Trappist monk Thomas Merton had with the people and places of St. Bonaventure. The June 19 to 22 conference, …
Anthony Carrozzo, Daniel Riley to Lead Retreats
A variety of Franciscan retreats and programs is being offered in the coming months. All are open to friars as well as laypeople. Next week, the director of Mt. Irenaeus, Daniel Riley, OFM, will lead a retreat titled “Franciscan Spirituality: Open Heartedness and the Cosmic Christ” at the Assisi Institute in Rochester, N.Y. The afternoon of reflections, meditation and dialogue on May …
Mt. Irenaeus Plans Contemplative Days, Anniversary Commemorations
WEST CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. — Summer at the Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Mountain Retreat will focus on contemplative prayer and celebrations, with events planned for June and July. Holy Name Province friars and members of other religious communities are invited to the Mountain’s annual Contemplative Days, June 23 to 27. Recognizing that contemplation is a necessity in Christian life, “We look to …
WNY Secular Franciscans Advocate for Gun Violence Awareness
WEST CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. — When John and Anita Dutcher, OFS, learned of the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, they were making gingerbread cookies. Both members of the St. Irenaeus Secular Franciscan Fraternity were deeply affected — they had lost a close relative to a gun-related incident. As former representative Gabrielle Giffords called on the nation to “do …