Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. The dignity of the poor The purpose of the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is not to nourish our hope for the afterlife. It invites us to be sensitive to the dignity of… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 17 (Thursday in the Second Week of Lent)
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. All humanity is involved Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. He took the Twelve aside to announce to them, for the third time, his destiny. He announced something while starting to do it: going up… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 16 (Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent)
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Do things with words John Langshaw Austin was a British philosopher of language. He was well-known for his book, How to do things with words. Its title in the French translation is more provocative: Quand… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 15 (Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent)
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Go-between What is a very short word that makes the connection of everything in every language? This word has three letters in English and in German, two letters in French and in Vietnamese, one letter… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 14 (Monday in the Second Week of Lent)
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Prayerful transformation In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus prayed at every critical moment of his life. He prayed at his baptism (3:21) and after healing the sick (5:16). He prayed the whole night before choosing the twelve… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 13 (Second Sunday of Lent)
Reflection on Assumption University SEND Trips Spring 2022 by Deacon Paul Covino, Director of Campus Ministry, Assumption University **************** Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, the founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists), had a passion for the Kingdom of God. This passion, which continues to animate ministry at the Assumptionist sponsored… Read More »Assumption University Students Travel to El Paso
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Love changes people even in prison During his imprisonment, Van Thuan, a Vietnamese Bishop, never lost hope. He took advantage of the opportunity to become closer to Christ through his daily prayer. He taught one… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 12 (Saturday in the First Week of Lent)
Jerome had a scholarly interest in eschatology. Eschatology is that branch of theology that deals with what we call the Last Things: death, judgment, and the afterlife. There were signs that this was not just an academic interest for Jerome. For one thing, he was the only one in our community who insisted on celebrating, not his birthday, but his baptism day.
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Different meanings behind a word I have been in a religious community for 15 years, but I have never, ever treated my brothers as Raqa. I didn’t even understand the meaning of that word, so… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 11 (Friday in the First Week of Lent)
As our journey through the season of Lent continues, join with other members of the Assumption community in praying with the readings of each day and with a reflection each day from Assumptionist Father Chi Ai Nguyen’s new book A Delightful Lenten Journey.