Our Staff     

Rev. James Loughran, SA
Director
Editor, Ecumenical Trends

Commissioner, Faith & Order Commission of the National Council of Churches, USA. Member of local and national dialogues between Catholics and Jews. Lecturer on Jewish-Catholic Relations. Executive board member, Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East.

Rev. Dr. Timothy I. MacDonald, SA
Associate Director
Associate Editor, Ecumenical Trends

Commissioner, Faith & Order Commission of the National Council of Churches, USA. Adjunct Faculty for Religious Studies, teaching courses on Christian Foundations and in New Testament, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY.

Rev. Thomas Orians, SA
Associate Director
Coordinator, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Associate Campus Minister, Felician College, Lodi/Rutherford, NJ. Adjunct Faculty, Felician College, Lodi/Rutherford, NJ, lecturing in Communication Skills, Religious Studies and Franciscan Values and Beliefs.

Rev. Wilfred L. Tyrrell, SA
Associate Director
Associate Editor, Ecumenical Trends
Coordinator of Lecture Series

Interfaith Coordinator, Duchesne Center for Religion & Social Justice, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY. Adjunct Faculty, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, lecturing in World Religions & Christian Theology.

A Brief History of the Institute

Founded as Graymoor Ecumenical Institute in 1967 as a manifestation of the Friars of the Atonement historic charism promoting Christian unity, and strengthened by the teachings of the Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church, the Institute became committed to the contemporary movements for reconciliation and renewal among Christian churches and communities. Originally housed at Graymoor in Garrison, New York, the Institute moved to the ecumenical setting of the Interchurch Center in New York City in 1986. In 1991, in response to developments in both the Institute and the wider ecumenical scene, Graymoor Ecumenical Institute became Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, demonstrating an additional commitment to dialogue between people of different religions.

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