From my trip to Brazil for World Youth Day, I think the best part, in order of preference, was the pre-WYD mission week in the beautiful region of Minas Gerais where the Assumption has left its own mark, a history one can see in life’s day-to-day experiences. During the time we spent in Eugenopolis, Vieras and Queirozes you could feel the kindness of the people toward the Assumption wherever we went…in the welcome we received, the hospitality, the closeness, the simplicity.

On Sunday, September 15, 2013, the Department of Art, Music & Theatre at Assumption College presented a faculty and music staff concert to celebrate 50 years of teaching by Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A.  Fr. Lamothe began teaching at Assumption in 1963, and is currently Professor of Music.

The program was chosen keeping in mind the various styles of music that Fr. Lamothe has taught over the years.  The concert opened with Bruce Hopkins, Director of the AC Band, playing the third movement of the Mozart Horn Concerto in E-flat on the corno da caccia, accompanied by Dr. Michelle Graveline.  Then Dr. Peter Clemente, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, played three movements from the Suite III for violoncello, transcribed for guitar, by J. S. Bach.   Jonathan Bezdegian, Chapel Organist for the 7 pm Mass, followed with the organ solo Résignation, from the Pièces de Fantasie by French organ composer Louis Vierne.

What the Church is called to today  
Pope Francis to the bishops at Aparecida July 27, 2013

The icon of Emmaus as a key for interpreting the present and the future Before all else, we must not yield to the fear once expressed by Blessed John Henry Newman: “... the Christian world is gradually becoming barren and effete, as land which has been worked out and is become sand”.

In the Spring 2013, Vol. 11, Issue 1 of  “the assumptionist…” newsletter entitled “Where Are They Now…Ten Years Later,”  our hope was to provide an opportunity for more family sharing and dialogue between our readers and anyone who might be interested in reading and possibly connecting with Assumptionists from the past.

Some folks have been in touched with us and now we would like to share their responses with you.