By the lay Assumptionists of Quebec

In Québec, the Assumptionists and their lay friends work at the Montmartre, a center for faith and culture. They have taken as their mission reaching out in a special way to those want to deepen their faith or those returning to the Catholic faith, by constituting a Christian community where one can experience celebration, fellowship, adult education and the exchange of ideas.

By Post. Floro T. del Pilar III, Filipino postulant

Allowing the sun to warm my body in the morning has always been the best way to start my day. But that was not the situation when I joined the group for immersion in Piat, Cagayan. Sagar, Ricky, Jomar and I arrived in Piat at about seven in the morning and we dropped by Our Lady of Piat High School (OLOPHS) to meet Sr. Ellen, our contact for the immersion. We walked to the house of Nay Lumen, the school principal, and as early as that the sun was already scorching. I wanted to get a tricycle but Ricky was in the mood to walk. I didn’t know that in the span of my stay there, I was to walk under the scorching sun. The place is faithful to what it is known for- the hottest region of the country.

By Matthew Chua*

I arrived in Mexico City two weeks ago not knowing what to expect, and two weeks later, each day is still overflowing with surprises.  My first few days in Casa Manuel were an interesting mix of handling the language barrier, receiving welcoming gestures yet with the still unfamiliar awkwardness, and with not knowing what will happen next for each part of the day up to dinner time each day.

Fr. Vincent Machozi, A.A. is an Assumptionist from the D.R.Congo (Central Africa) who is studying at Boston University's School of Theology since September 2006. In May 2011, he received a  Certificate in Religion and Conflict Transformation from the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) after fulfilling the academic requirements of the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program. Students from all over the world preparing to become peacemakers in their respective countries, churches, congregations, NGO’s, register every year in this program. Fr Vincent, who intends to be an educator and a peacemaker upon his return in the D.R.Congo, registered in this program during 2010-2011 with other students from the following countries: USA (8), Jamaica (1), Tanzania (1), Ivory Coast(1), Ghana(1), Belgium (1), South-Korea(2), Serbia (1), Zimbabwe (1), and Puerto Rico (1).