Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Peter Randolph March 04, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian Peter Randolph says an unshakable desire to bring Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist to a world in desperate need of His divine love is what motivated him to take his first steps upon the
Read: Lenten Ember Days | “What are Ember Days?” by Will Bloomfield March 08, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow, March 9, begins the Lenten Ember Days. What are Ember Days? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General Counsel of the Diocese of Lansing. Writes Will: Ember Days are traditionally days of fasting and partial
Week 9 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | March 6 to 12 | Repentance | Recite & Memorize a Nightly Act of Contrition March 04, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, It was the morning of D-Day. June 6, 1944. Father Francis Sampson, Chaplain in the
Read: The Saint Katharine Drexel Scholarship March 03, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast Day of Saint Katharine Drexel (1858 – 1955), the wealthy Philadelphia heiress who abandoned her family’s fortune to become a saintly pioneer of educational advancement for Native Americans and African Americans. Happy Feast Day! Did you know that he
Read: Ash Wednesday 2022 | Why We Fast by Jeremy Priest March 02, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Today is Ash Wednesday. Today is a public day of fasting and abstinence that we do as the Church. Why do we fast? Here’s a reflection by Jeremy Priest, Director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese
Watch: The Diocese of Lansing’s “Made for Mission” Conference | February 24, 2022 March 01, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Here are some of the sights and sounds of the Diocese of Lansing’s recent Made for Mission Conference which brought together over 800 clergy, religious, parish staff, teachers and other lay faithful from across the diocese
Invitation: Fasting for Peace in Ukraine | Ash Wednesday | March 2, 2022 February 25, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Catholics across the globe are being urged to offer up their penitential fast upon Ash Wednesday, March 2, for peace in Ukraine. “I encourage believers in a special way to dedicate themselves intensely to prayer and
Week 8 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | February 27 to March 5 | Repentance | Nightly Examination of Conscience February 25, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Dear sisters and brothers in the Lord, Do you still remember the bedtime prayers you learned as a child? Many of us still do. Many
Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Ryan Ferrigan February 25, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian, Ryan Ferrigan, had never considered pursuing a priestly vocation until he first attended the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday in 2017. “There was something about that Mass: Whether it was the getting
Invitation: Young Adults Lenten Retreat | April 8-10, 2022 February 22, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Are you a young adult looking to make a good retreat this Lent? Would you like to learn to discern the will of God in your daily life as directed by the great 16th spiritual master, Saint Ignatius of Loyola?