Read: Winter Ember Days | December 18, 20 & 21 | Will Bloomfield, General Counsel, Diocese of Lansing. December 17, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow will see many Catholics begin their observance of the Winter Ember Days. But what are Ember Days? And why do they matter? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General
Read: Ascension Press to carry Bishop Boyea’s “Be My Witnesses” on App December 23, 2024 Diocese of Lansing The Catholic media company, Ascension Press, have announced that Bishop Earl Boyea’s forthcoming catechetical series, Be My Witnesses, will be carried on their Ascension App. “We were impressed with both the content and the beautiful presentation of
Watch: Silent Night | A Christmas Gift from Bishop Boyea 2024 December 23, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Dear Friends, For over two centuries, the words of the Christmas carol, Silent Night, have sown peace wherever they have been given voice in song. Most notably, this includes a Christmas Day truce on Europe’s Western Front during
Read: Faith Magazine Christmas Short Story Contest Winner | The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge by Robert Bearss December 20, 2024 Diocese of Lansing The Diocese of Lansing’s official publication, FAITH Magazine, has just published the winner of this year’s Christmas Short Story Contest… here it is below! It’s entitled “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge” and
Read: “The Rorate Mass, the dawning of Christ in our lives” by Father Anthony Strouse, Saint Matthew, Flint December 18, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Thank you to the good folk at Saint Mary Star of the Sea in Jackson and Saint Matthew in Flint for sending us some beautiful images of their Advent Rorate Masses
Read: Seven Top Tips for Your Christmas Reading 2024 December 18, 2024 Diocese of Lansing “Reading has made many saints,” wrote Saint Josemaria Escriva (1902-75), the founder of Opus Dei. Certainly, this time of year is the ideal moment to resurrect the timeworn but profitable pastime of book reading. After all, many of us, I’m
Long Read: Winter Ember Days | December 18, 20 & 21 | Will Bloomfield, General Counsel, Diocese of Lansing. December 17, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow will see many Catholics begin their observance of the Winter Ember Days. But what are Ember Days? And why do they matter? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield,
Read: A Sunnie Outlook | An authentically Catholic vision for tackling poverty December 17, 2024 Diocese of Lansing At Christmastime, many people find it hard to make ends meet. For many others, that’s true the whole year round. Writer Stephanie Van Koevering has been checking in with Sunnie Johnson-Lain, pictured, the new Chief Executive of
Read: Attorney General Report suggests 1970’s and 80’s peak decades for alleged instances of abuse in Diocese of Lansing December 16, 2024 Diocese of Lansing A new report by the Michigan Department of Attorney General suggests that the 1970s and 80’s were the peak decades for alleged instances of sexual misconduct involving clerics of the
Watch: Be My Witnesses | A Personal Invitation from Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing December 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing December 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Dear friend, Jesus Christ says: “You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea