My dear Religious Brothers and Lay Brothers and Sisters in Assumption:
Christmas always reminds us that the love of God is close to us. Not only does the child Jesus make Himself human, but also His fragility reveals his face in the little ones of this world.
I cannot wish you anything better than the presence of Jesus in your lives, in your feelings, in your relationships and in your decisions. He is the one who has reunited us, He is the one who has called us to live our faith in the style of Assumption.
The challenges and rewards of doing campus ministry as evangelizing the next generation of adult Catholics was the topic and focus at the recent Sunday “Conversations at the Center” in Brighton, MA. After celebrating the liturgy for the Second Sunday of Advent, the community, residents and guests listened to Fr. Bernard Disco, O.S.B. address the topic. Fr. Bernard, a resident at the Center since August, 2011, is a Benedictine monk and was campus minister at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, NH from 2006-2011. He is now in graduate theological studies (S.T.L.) at Boston College’s STM.
Based on his experiences, Fr. Bernard shared stories, his perspectives and questions about ministry to college-age young adults for our reflection and conversation in order to illustrate approaches to this ministry in our contemporary culture.
