On January 22 Fr. Peter and others from St. Francis Xavier Parish met with the Assumption Sisters to reflect on their work with the immigrants. They had a very interesting talk by Mr. Dylan Corbett, who works for Hope Border Institute and the local Bishop. Dylan Talked about how the… Read More »Gathering with the Assumption Sisters in Chaparral, New Mexico
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Forgive what is unforgivable! The French philosopher Paul Ricoeur said: we really need to ask forgiveness only for things unforgivable. In other words, if a fault is forgivable, we do not really need to ask… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 22 (Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent)
Can you think of the last time you wrote someone a hand-written note? What about the last time you received one? There is power in putting pen to paper, and in receiving a hand-written letter or note. In an age of the internet, it’s much easier to just send a… Read More »Put Pen to Paper
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Passing through their midst When we encounter an obstacle, we tend to avoid or circumvent it. In doing so, we lose an opportunity to strengthen our identity. Instead of seeing the obstacle as a turning… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 21 (Monday in the Third Week of Lent)
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Note: On the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent this year, the Church offers a choice of using the scripture readings for Year A or Year C. Since we will celebrate the First Scrutiny… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 20 (Third Sunday of Lent)
The Newman Center at Umass Amherst had a group at our community in El Paso, TX this past week! The students helped clean the parish and helped out with a variety of other work with the migrants.
Our very own Br. Romel Bautista, a.a has a wonderful podcast called How is Your Heart!In this episode, we will listen to a young Mexican brother from the Augustinians of the Assumption, who spent some years in the Philippines for his initial formation. Listen to his witnessing, and his mission… Read More »The Assumptionist Vocation in a Mexican Perspective
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. The two sons of Jacob In my family there are two Josephs. The good one which is my Dad and the other one which is myself! As you might know, in Vietnam, we receive our… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 19 (Saturday in the Second Week of Lent)
After a long journey which started in Butembo in the Congo and then via car and bus by Goma, Fr. Pacifique arrived in Boston on March 15 to begin his preparation for higher education studies in the United States. His journey consisted of traveling under the escort of the Congo… Read More »Emmanuel House Welcomes Fr. Pacifique, A.A.
Click the arrow below to hear a member of the Assumption community read today’s Gospel. Is that about me? When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parable, they realized that he was speaking about them. Those people found themselves in the parable even though Jesus did not exclusively… Read More »Readings and Reflection for March 18 (Friday in the Second Week of Lent)