During evening prayer June 4, 2014, in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, the Augustinians of the Assumptionists, the sponsoring order of Assumption College, conferred upon College President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. the Emmanuel d’Alzon Medal in recognition of his efforts to exemplify the vision and guiding principles of the Assumption founder and namesake of the honor.

On Sunday, May 11, 2014, with a procession leading from the esplanade near the local subway station to the Assumptionist shrine and basilica in Santiago, Chile, faithful from many parishes in the Western Region of the archdiocese greeted their new auxiliary bishop, Most Rev. Galo Fernández, who has responsibility for this zone.

(The Assumption Family in France sponsors some 10 youth residences, known in French as foyers, for men and women throughout the country. These houses offer youth people the opportunity to live in community, take their faith seriously, and nurture a serious prayer life. Every year the members of all the residences get together for an annual retreat. One of the participants describes this year's experience, which took place at the Assumptionist spiritual center outside Paris, St. Lambert-des-Bois).

Although I don't live in one of the foyers, I was given a warm welcome at the annual retreat intended to be a source of spiritual refreshment and community-building. Meteorologists were predicting a beautiful weekend and in fact there was lots of sun outside and plenty of spiritual light inside.

May 31, 2014, Ordination of an Assumptionist Brother Ronald Sibugan - Holy Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA