Every six years, Assumptionists from all over the world make their General Chapter.
The next one will be in May 2017.
It is an important gathering about our life and mission. Please pray for us and with us as preparations for the Chapter are already underway.

Lord of life and of history, by the intercession of
Fr. d’Alzon, our founder, we entrust to you our small religious
family as preparations for our next general chapter are now
underway.

Dans notre marche capitulaire, à la suite de ton Fils, nous
voulons être sensibles à toutes les injustices, aux faims et aux
soifs des hommes et des femmes d’aujourd’hui.
R. Fais de nous, en ce monde, des artisans de paix et des
hommes de communion.

En nuestro itinerario capitular, a la escucha de tu aliento
creador, queremos hacer que tu reino venga a nosotros y a
nuestro alrededor. Queremos acoger tu voluntad y vivirla, a la
manera de Manuel d’Alzon.
R. Haz de nosotros, en este mundo, compañeros de
humanidad y servidores de nuestros hermanos.

Challenges Facing the Church and Catholic Educators in the Globalized World

Mary Ann Glendon

July 25, 2016
World Congress of Assumptionists
Assumption College
Worcester, Massachusetts

I.    Introduction:  Putting Out into the “New Deep”

II.    Challenges of the “New Deep”
A.    A (social) environmental crisis
B.    A perfect storm: faith illiteracy and indifference, militant secularism, relativism
C.    Formation for “The hour of the laity”

III.     Meeting the Challenges:  How are Our Boats and Nets?

A.    The Catholic intellectual heritage
B.    Catholic Social Teaching
C.    Truth and Beauty
D.    Globalization:  Friend or Foe?

IV.    “Making a difference”

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Homily of Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester
Assumption International Education Congress
Opening Mass / July 17, 2016

1. Saint John Paul II often states that for the person of faith, there is no such thing as pure coincidence or sheer good luck. Rather for the person of faith, every good gift comes from the Providence of God who only wills that you and I are healed, flourish and ultimately be saved. So it is providential that today as we gather to celebrate this Holy Mass on the campus of Assumption College whose motto is “…until Christ be formed in you” that the Church gives as our second liturgical reading St Paul’s Letter to the Colossians in which he insistently reminds that early Christians that in baptism, they have died with Christ and their very existence is rooted in the mystery of God in Christ alone is their hope for future glory. Yes, my dear Assumptionist friends, it is good for us to be here so as to enter more deeply into the mystery of the crucified and risen Christ who is our only hope of future glory.

2. During my 12 years as Bishop of Worcester, I have visited this campus many times and have come to learn something about the extraordinary life and ministry of Father Emmanuel d’Alzon. D’Alzon was a missionary priest who was on fire with the zealous conviction of faith that the Church, society and the academy could be transformed and significantly enriched “by extending the reign of Christ in our souls,” especially through education in all its various forms (First Constitutions, 1855).

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