Students from Across U.S., Puerto Rico Engage with College Faculty in Lectures on Politics, Literature and More

High school students from across the country and Puerto Rico visited Assumption College June 21-26, 2015, to explore the breadth of a liberal arts education in a college setting through the College’s Summer Foundations Program.

For five days, both on campus and through visits to culturally significant sites in Boston, the 28 students took part in college-level lectures on subjects ranging from philosophy to politics to literature to art history and theology—all taught by Assumption faculty. They also engaged in discussions facilitated by Assumption alumni, who acted as teaching assistants, about ancient Greece and Rome and how the two have influenced the development/evolution of United States and the modern world. These lessons were supplemented by visits to several sites of historical and cultural interest that helped provide real-life context to their lessons. To complete the “college immersion” experience, the students lived in the Assumption residence hall.

September 28,  Lyon, France

«You have made us for yourself, Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You!» Saint Augustine

Fr. Benoît Gschwind, Provincial of the Assumptionists of Europe, his community and his family, wish to inform you of the death of Fr. Jean-Paul PERIER-MUZET, an Assumptionist priest, on September 27, 2015 in Lyon, France.

His funeral will be held on Wednesday, September 30, in the Assumptionist chapel in Valpré, 1, chemin de Chalin in Écully. Interment will take place at the cemetery of Miribel-les-Échelles in the Assumptionist lot.

Faithful disciple of Christ, Jean-Paul was a true son of Fr. Emmanuel d’Alzon. He dedicated the better part of his life revealing so many dimensions of the wealth of Fr. d'Alzon's person, writings, and spirituality.

THE ASSUMPTIONIST CENTER...

a place where we learn together,
a place where we discover what it means to be Church.

In order to help that happen, we need to think and talk together.

And so, we are happy to announce this semester’s

CONVERSATIONS AT THE CENTER

on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015

Christian Family Life in Contemporary Society

“As I was listening, I was thinking how important it is for us to share our home life and to help one another in this marvelous and challenging task of ‘being a family’.”
Pope Francis at the Prayer Vigil for the Festival of Families, Philadelphia, Sept 26, 2015

At this conversation, we are delighted to have Basia and Tomek Sobolewski, a married couple from Worcester, MA, share their experiences of what being a Christian family means to them.

Marked by a golden jubilee and a renewal of vows, our community of Emmanuel House (Nairobi) really rejoiced. Father Gilles Blouin (Canadian), a missionary in Kenya and a member of the community, was celebrating the 50^th anniversary of his profession in the congregation.

Four brothers: Blaise, Emile, Jean-Claude and Fabrice also had the opportunity to renew their vows. The ambience in the community was so one of great joy.

The Mass started in the evening, at 6 PM. It was presided over by Father Gilles, the jubilarian. He was surrounded by 6 priests, three Assumptionists, one Montfortian, and two Pallotines. In his homily, Father Gilles, focused on love: God is love. We should also mention the presence of the Religious of the Assumption and the Oblates of the Assumption. Many other religious from the neighborhood attended the celebration as well.