The first of this semester's "Conversations at the Center," where we learn together in a place where we discover what it means to be Church, the theme addressed was CHRISTIAN FAMILY LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. The community, residents and guests welcomed Basia and Tomek Sobolewski, a married couple from Worcester, MA, who just celebrated their 25^th Wedding Anniversary, to share their experiences of what being a Christian family means to them.

As parents of two adult daughters, Basia and Tomek, who were immigrants to the U.S. as young adults and met after arriving on our shores, spoke of the importance of respecting differences in each family member, with regard to one's growth in relationships, especially with God through prayer. Whereas Basia grew up in a more traditional expression of faith, Tomek lived his faith as a result of a more personal choice. When they married and became parents, the couple sought out a 'child friendly parish.'  Believing in the family as the domestic church, they, along with the support of a parish priest and a few other couples, formed a group who met regularly for prayer, faith sharing, social interaction and retreats. When asked about how they addressed family challenges and problems, they immediately responded with the importance of dealing with such situations prayerfully, humbly and promptly. They further recommended to the young men present, that the best way to prepare and approach marriage and parenthood was to be faithful to prayer and to themselves.

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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.