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 \n30,1885.After a few monthsservice as a deacon at St.JamesEpiscopal Church,Port Deposit,  \nMaryland,Lewis,was given charge of St.John's EpiscopalChurch,Kingston,New York,where pending his ordinationas an Episcopal priest in 1886,he was assisted by his father,  \nAlthough highly regarded as both a caring pastor and aneloquent preacher,Lewis Wattson was captivated by the ideaof establishing a religious community in the Episcopal Church.Although not common or numerous,a few such communitieshad come into existence in the Anglican Communion in the19th century.In 1895,Lewis left Kingston to accept theposition of superior of St.John's Associate Mission,Omaha,Nebraska,apparently with the hope that the members of themission might become the nucleus of a new religious com-munity;for a variety of reasons,that did not happen.  \n## Who was Father Paul Wattson?\n\nLewis Thomas Wattson,the third son of Rev.JosephWattson,an Episcopal priest,was born on January 16,1863,at Millington (Kent County),Maryland.After graduatingfrom St.Stephen's(now Bard)College inAnnandale,New York,and completing his seminary studies at General TheologicalSeminary in New York City,Lewis was ordained a deacon in  \ncontinued on page 2  \nJohn T.Ford,CSC,is Professor of Theology and ReligiousStudies at The Catholic University of America,Washington,DC.  \n## —    G IN THIS ISSUEG-\n\n“Give me a Drink.”  \nFr.Paul of Graymoor:Prophet of At-one-mentJOHN T.FORD,CSC……………………  ……Page 1A Homily for Week of Prayer for Christian UnityJANET FOY……East/West Christian Encounter:The American Experience…………………………………………Page 11JOSEPH A.LOYA,OSA……………………  ………Page 6The Life Giving WatersA Homily for Week of Prayer for Christian UnityA Homily for WeelCURRENT YR/VOLTIMOTHY MACDONALD,SA………  …   …Page 10JAMES LOUGHRAN  \nMarygrove C6llege Library8425 West McNichsls RoadMI  \nFR.PAUL OF GRAYMOOR:PROPHET OF AT-ONE-MENT,from page l  \nconsulted the Episcopal Bishop of Delaware,FrederickJoseph Kinsman(1868-1944),who advised“going to Rome.”A month later,after discussions with Archbishop DiomedeFalconio,the Vatican's representative in Washington,⁷Fr.Paul formally requested that the Society of the Atonementbe corporately received into the Roman Catholic Church.With Vatican approval,the seventeen members of theFranciscan community at Graymoor were received asRoman Catholics on October 30,1909.  \nDuring his time in Omaha,however,Wattson began cor-responding with Miss Lurana White(1870-1935),a youngEpiscopalian,who was seeking to establish a religious com-munity of sisters in the Episcopal ","cbCail7cSUZqVCDZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail7cSUZqVCDZ","pdf",1385760,16,"English","# Who was Father Paul Wattson?\n## Fr.Paul of Graymoor:Prophet of At-one-ment\n## Who was Father Paul Wattson?\n# — G IN THIS ISSUE G-","[{\"question\":\"What award did Reverend Dr. John Ford receive in 2014, and why was it given?\",\"answer\":\"Reverend Dr. John Ford, CSC, received the Paul Wattson Award for Ecumenical and Interreligious Excellence from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at their 17th General Chapter in Washington, DC. 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