Category: Diocese of Lansing

04
Sep

Watch: Gregorian chant: "This glorious wedding of heaven and earth"

Watch: Gregorian chant: “This glorious wedding of heaven and earth” September 03, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Pope Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540 – 604). Happy feast day! Among the many achievement of his papacy, Gregory revised the Roman Rite of the Mass and established a more uniform standard of

03
Sep

Watch: Day 4: Bishop Boyea & Seven Meals with Jesus: "Woe to you" (Luke 11:37-54)

Watch: Day 4: Bishop Boyea & Seven Meals with Jesus: “Woe to you” (Luke 11:37-54) September 03, 2020 Diocese of Lansing This week, Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing is leading seven reflections on meals in people’s homes where Jesus Christ is present. Each encounter is recorded in the Gospel of Saint Luke. Today is Day

01
Sep

Please pray for our seminarians

Please pray for our seminarians September 01, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Please pray for the Diocese of Lansing’s 31 seminarians who begin a new academic year this week, including 11 new starts – the largest intake of new seminarians in over a decade. Deo gratias!  “The Lord is abundantly blessing the Diocese of Lansing this

29
Aug

Diocese of Lansing Podcast #6: Saint Monica & Modern Motherhood

Diocese of Lansing Podcast #6: Saint Monica & Modern Motherhood August 28, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Saint Monica (322–387), was the mother of the great theologian and bishop, Saint Augustine of Hippo. He ascribed his conversion from a life of heresy and moral dissolution to the prayer, example and tears of his pious mother. To

29
Aug

On the Path to the Diaconate

On the Path to the Diaconate August 29, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Congratulations to these 20 men from across the Diocese of Lansing who have taken one step closer to becoming deacons in recent days; three young men who received candidacy on the path to the sacred priesthood; 12 other men who received candidacy on

28
Aug

Feast of Saint Augustine, 28 August, 2020

Feast of Saint Augustine, 28 August, 2020 August 28, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo, the great 4-5th century theologian, philosopher and bishop. Happy feast day! A native of north Africa, Saint Augustine left behind a youthful dalliance with theological heresy and moral dissolution in order to be