You Don’t Know Jack . . . about the Assumption, or do you?

Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Paulist Father Jack Collins recently visited the streets of New York City to find out what people know about the Assumption. (This video, from the website Busted Halo [http://www.bustedhalo.com/], is supposed to be the first in a series of videos by Father Jack.)

The video:



The Paulist Fathers, the first congregation of men formed in the United States, was founded in 1858. Its founder, Isaac Hecker, was a spiritual seeker who lived for a time in Transcendentalist utopian communities where he consulted the leading thinkers of his day. He eventually found the truth he was seeking in the Catholic Church,and he then gave his whole life to it.

The congregation's mission statement (excerpt):

"We give the Word of God a voice in pulpits and print, on radio and television, on the Web and the wide screen.

"We search out those who have no church home, and welcome home those who have been away.

"We share the passion of St. Paul for unity in faith and solidarity in mission among all the baptized in the body of Christ.

"We build bridges of respect and collaboration with people of other world religions."

For more information:

The Paulist Fathers