In a hamlet on the banks of the Hudson River 50 miles north of New York City, a group of Franciscan friars are quietly changing lives. The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement operate St. Christopher’s Inn, a ministry in upstate New York dedicated to rehabilitating men in crisis by providing them with spiritual healing. As part of their mission, the friars also run an on-site substance abuse treatment program licensed by the New York State Department of Health.
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