Provincial Blog

Homily at the Commissioning Mass for Lay Assumptionists Chris Williams and Roland Malboeuf by Fr. Chi Ai Nguyen, A.A.

by Assumptionists
November 21, 2023November 24, 2023

You are heirs, be also founders! I got a new handkerchief today. It reminds me of my grandmother. She used to keep her money in a handkerchief. It was safe because no one ever paid attention to it. But the thing is: sometimes she forgot where she put the handkerchief!… Read More »Homily at the Commissioning Mass for Lay Assumptionists Chris Williams and Roland Malboeuf by Fr. Chi Ai Nguyen, A.A.

Remarks of Greg Weiner, Ph.D., President of Assumption University

by Assumptionists
June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Remarks of Greg Weiner, Ph.D., President of Assumption University at General Chapter of the Augustinians of the Assumption in Rome, Italy.

Mass in Celebration of the Presidential Inauguration of Greg Weiner, Ph.D.

by Assumptionists
March 30, 2023

On Sunday, March 26th, the Assumption family and the family of Dr. Weiner gathered in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Assumption University to celebrate his Presidential Inauguration. The presider was Worcester’s Bishop McManus with Fr. Dennis Gallagher, Provincial Superior, as the homilist. The celebration continued with a reception… Read More »Mass in Celebration of the Presidential Inauguration of Greg Weiner, Ph.D.

Homily on the Occasion of the Presidential Installation of Greg Weiner

by Assumptionists
March 29, 2023March 31, 2023

HOMILY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION OF GREG WEINER ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY, CHAPEL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023 Scripture Readings: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11;3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 Back in my undergraduate days on this campus, I can recall rushing down the hall to the… Read More »Homily on the Occasion of the Presidential Installation of Greg Weiner

The Reward of Her Labors

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
July 11, 2022February 20, 2023

In the days following the Red Sox breaking the curse of the Bambino in 2004, one frequently heard of visits to cemeteries to put a remembrance at the graves of loyal and long-suffering family members. In a matter of infinitely greater importance, one might expect the same in the aftermath… Read More »The Reward of Her Labors

Herod and the Magi

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
January 3, 2022February 28, 2023

Adoration of the Magi by Matthias Stom At the risk of sounding too modest, much can be said for the Christian faith. Among other things, you don’t have to check your brains at the door to be a Christian. You don’t have to whitewash any of the misery and hardships… Read More »Herod and the Magi

The Nearness of God

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
December 24, 2021February 28, 2023

Our ordinary experience of God, if I can use that term, is one of distance, a distance which seems to belong to the nature of things. God is God, after all, the one beyond whom it is impossible to conceive of anything greater – and we are who we are… Read More »The Nearness of God

Anxiety or Distress: Deliver us, O Lord.

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
November 10, 2021February 20, 2023

Our Father Painting by Jen Norton ….by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress. These words form part of what is formally called the embolism, the short prayer said by the priest after the recitation of the Lord’s prayer at… Read More »Anxiety or Distress: Deliver us, O Lord.

Overcoming Sadness

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
October 12, 2021February 20, 2023

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Young Man Went Away Sorrowful – James Tissot The following is a reflection on the Sunday Gospel for October 10, 2021. I’m trying to work this out for myself. What’s the role of the poor in the story of the rich man in today’s Gospel?… Read More »Overcoming Sadness

First World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly

by Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A.
July 30, 2021February 20, 2023

The following is Fr. Dennis’ homily for the Feast of Sts. Anne & Joachim, given at the closing novena Mass at St. Anne Shrine in Fiskdale, MA, this past Monday. The Assumptionists have ministered at the shrine and parish since 1955. I may not be the best person to talk… Read More »First World Day for Grandparents & the Elderly