On Sunday, August 15, some 25 alumni, staff, and friends of Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary gathered in Worcester, Massachusetts, to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment (1960-2010) of this Assumptionist minor seminary located in Cassadaga, New York, about 60 miles southwest of Buffalo. The meeting was held at Augustine House, next to the campus of Assumption College.

On Saturday, August 14th, over 200 members of the Assumptionist Family, religious and lay, gathered in the Hagan Campus Center at Assumption College in Worcester to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Birth of Fr. Emmanuel d'Alzon.  During the festive luncheon old friendships were renewed and new acquaintances were made through the sharing of memories and stories of the past and new hopes and dreams for the future.

MARY, on the day of your triumph may you cast down a motherly love on those of your children who are still struggling…

Emmanuel d’Alzon
Founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption

HOW MANY MORE CIVILIANS WILL BE KILLED IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS AND UNITED STATES ACT?

Letter of Boston University School of Theology Peacemakers to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America.