By Bro. John Ray Nagas, A.A.

Just recently on March 11th, 2012, Bro. Eduardo Cezar Molina A.A known as "Ed‟, had his memorable diaconate ordination in Our Lady of Pentecost Parish. Surprisingly, the ordaining Bishop, Most Reverend Leopaldo C. Jaucian SVD, D.D who came all the way from the Diocese of Bangued, was Ed's former classmate way back in his early formation years. With numerous guests, family members, Assumption family and other religious congregations the rite of ordination began right on time at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Fr. General in Council named Fr. Kalondo Kabila Protais Provincial of the Province of Africa this past Saturday, March 3, 2012.

Fr. Protais is currently the regional superior of the Assumptionists in East Africa and a member of the outgoing provincial council. So he understands the Province of Africa well. He is particularly known as an outstanding pastor, a man passionate about the causes of God and of man.

The Ernest Fortin Memorial Lecture at Assumption College

"Christian Faith and American Democracy: A Growing Gap?"

by Robert P. Kraymak
- Professor of Political Science, Colgate University

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Respondent:

Michael Novak
- George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy and Public Policy

Friday, March 16, 2012; 4:00 pm

In 1983 at the age of 61, Fr. Morand Kleiber, a former provincial and teacher, was asked to pack up his bags and undertake a new mission, professor of philosophy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Assumptionists were experiencing an influx of vocations thanks to the openness of the second bishop of the diocese of Beni-Butembo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Kataliko.  Bishop Kataliko, trained by the Assumptionists, who had from the beginning of their efforts in the diocese chosen to orient all vocations to the diocesan clergy, came to the conclusion that it was time to encourage the presence of male religious life in his diocese and where better to start than with the Assumptionists themselves? Thus it was that the first young Congolese entered the Assumptionist formation program in 1979. By the time Fr. Morand came in 1983 there was already a sufficient number of young religious that a house of philosophy was opened.