Assumption College’s President’s Lecture Series is a public forum in which important ethical, spiritual and human issues are illuminated and examined within the Catholic intellectual tradition. This year’s first lecture will be held on Wednesday, September 21^st at 7:00 PM in the Maison. The guest speaker will be Leonard Sperry, M.D. who will speak on “Psychology and the American Catholic Experience.”

All lectures are open to the general public at no charge. For more information contact the college’s web page: www.assumption.edu

By Brian Verzella

I recently had the privilege to take a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France and Madrid, Spain for World Youth Day. Though I read a book about Lourdes prior to making the journey, much like a fiery sunset or a rich symphony, it is something that needs to be experienced firsthand in order to begin to fathom its depths. In her repeated apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous (Saint Bernadette), the Blessed Virgin emphasized the importance of prayer, penitence, and poverty as a means of drawing closer to Christ.

The Office of Campus Ministry at Assumption College in Worcester, MA will be holding a Memorial Mass at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on September 11^th.

A Prayer Service will follow at 8:15 PM in the 9/11 Memorial Garden. You can find more information on the college’s website: www.assumption.edu

On Sunday, August 28^th the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time and also the Solemnity of the Feast of St. Augustine, Bro. Ronald renewed his vows during Mass at the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, MA. Fr. Claude Grenache, A.A., the center’s local superior, was delegated by Fr. Miguel Diaz, A.A., Provincial, to receive Bro. Ron’s vows. In his homily, Fr. Claude cited the Rules of both St. Augustine and Fr. Emmanuel d’Alzon, A.A., founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption, which stress the importance of  harmony in community life which is grounded profoundly in faith and trust in God’s grace, especially as it is practiced in loving forgiveness of one another.