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Pope Francis Declares a Day of Prayer and Fasting PDF Print E-mail

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Hello!

Today, dear brothers and sisters, I wish to add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world, from every people, from the heart of each person, from the one great family which is humanity: it is the cry for peace! It is a cry which declares with force: we want a peaceful world, we want to be men and women of peace, and we want in our society, torn apart by divisions and conflict, that peace break out! War never again! Never again war! Peace is a precious gift, which must be promoted and protected.

There are so many conflicts in this world which cause me great suffering and worry, but in these days my heart is deeply wounded in particular by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments which are looming.

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I’m at a conference on the relation between Buddhism and Christianity PDF Print E-mail

Fr. Barry BercierAs I jot down these first random thoughts on my experience here in Bangkok, echoing over the canal and rice paddies outside my window, the Muslim call to prayer is sounding: Allah, hu-akbar!  I haven’t suffered from much jet lag, but just the same, hearing that call I have to take hold of myself and ask, “Where am I?”  Suddenly I’m back in Jerusalem…where I was just a few weeks ago.  But no, this is Thailand and I’m at a conference on the relation between Buddhism and Christianity!

Last Updated on Monday, 02 September 2013 01:41
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Students from Assumption Visit Israel PDF Print E-mail

Students from Assumption visit Israel

For some years now I’ve been bringing students from Assumption with me to visit Israel.  The Assumptionists have a place in Jerusalem where we can stay—it’s secure, inexpensive…and wonderfully located just outside the walls of the Old City.  It serves as our base as we hike around the city.  We visit the chief sites, especially those there linked to the Biblical texts—the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Temple Mount-- places the students have all heard of, but which come awesomely alive as they walk about that city so dense with history.  Right on our property in Jerusalem, for instance, there is a stone stairway, part of an ancient walkway between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives;  it dates to the time of Jesus and was certainly used by him as he made his frequent treks between the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount just opposite.

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 August 2013 08:45
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The Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo PDF Print E-mail

The Statue of St. Augustine at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts"Let us come to God not with our feet but with our affections; let us come not by moving from one place to another but by loving. When one is transported by the heart, he or she changes affection by the movement of the heart."

St. Augustine of Hippo

HAPPY FEAST DAY!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 11:07
 
Assumptionists Invited to Washington to Speak about the Eastern Congo PDF Print E-mail

 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC On Thursday, August 22, 2013, Fathers Salvator Musande and John Franck had an extraordinary opportunity to present the work of the Assumptionists in the eastern Congo to a wide variety of personnel from governmental and non-governmental organizations. The meeting was arranged through the good auspices of Dr. Steve Morrison, the brother of Assumption business prof, Bart Morrision, Dr. Steve Morrison is currently the vice-president and director of the Global Health Office at CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies), one of the largest and most influential think tanks in Washington, D.C. Present at the meeting were officials from the State Department and the Department of Defense, members of various offices at the CSIS (Africa, Global Health, Conflict Resolution, etc.), several representatives from humanitarian organizations, a recognized expert in current Congolese affairs, and two former United States ambassadors to Africa countries.

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 August 2013 16:21
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