Assumptionists Organize groups to Attend Beatification Ceremonies for Servant of God Pope John Paul II

At the end of April, 2011 the Assumptionists and other members of the Assumption Family in France will be leading various groups to the beatification celebration of Pope John Paul II. It is their hope, in a special way, to attract large groups of students and young professionals. "The beatification is an event that will be recorded in the annals of history" observed group leader, Fr. Vincent Cabanac, AA. The actual ceremony will take place on May 1, 2011 the Sunday after Easter.

Assumptionists Present at Conference on St. Augustine's Confessions
by Prof. Glenn Arbery

On April 8 and 9, 2011, the d’Alzon Chair of Liberal Education and the Ecumenical Institute co-sponsored “St. Augustine’s Confessions and Its Influences,” a well-attended conference featuring Assumption College faculty and administrators.

Vietnamese Assumptionist ordained to priesthood
By Tanya Connor from Catholic Free Press

WORCESTER – People from around the nation – and world – filled Assumption College’s Chapel of the Holy Spirit Saturday for the priestly ordination of Brother Dinh G. Vo Tran, a Vietnamese Augustinian of the Assumption who came here from the Philippines.

On Sunday, April 3, 2011, the last session for the semester of “Conversation at the Center” took place at the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, MA. The topic “From Lutheran to Roman Catholic” was the focus of Erik Hesla’s presentation in which he shared his personal story and journey from Lutheranism to Catholicism. Erik, a graduate student at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, is a second year resident at the Center. He and his siblings, a brother and a sister, were born and baptized into a Lutheran family and church. Some years ago now, Erik’s family chose to enter into full communion with the Church.