Interview conducted by Fr. Lucas Chuffart, A.A.

St.Peter in Gallicantu

A former military officer, Pierre had been stationed as a military observer in Lebanon, and then in a similar position in Jerusalem for the U.N. So it was that the Duchon family lived in Jerusalem some 20 years ago; the parents wanted to return because St. Peter’s had become a second family to them.

They say that "to sing is to pray twice" and that is what has inspired a 35 year old tradition at the Assumptionist shrine of Lourdes in Santiago. On Saturday, February 4, 1977, more than 35 singers came to sing at the feet of the Virgin.

They came from small towns from Valparaiso to Curicó. They had been invited to this well-known shrine to mark its 70^th anniversary. "There were two women and a young man, Arnoldo Madariaga, who planted the seeds of a tradition that would last to this day," recalled Br. Ramón Gutiérrez, A.A., one of the organizers of the 1977 event.

Campus Ministry Center

Campus Ministry plays a vital role in the pastoral, liturgical, academic and social life of Assumption College. The Campus Ministry staff is committed to the development and transformation of our students through many programs; and yet, as with the faithful in the Old Testament, they have wandered in search of a permanent home since a fire destroyed the original center in 1993.

In order to prepare for the annual Assumptionist pilgrimage to Lourdes, known simply in French as "Le National," a meeting was held in Lourdes from January 20 to 22 under the supervision of the new director, Fr. Fabien Lejeusne, A.A.