Deuteronomy 30:15-20Psalms 1:1-4, 6Luke 9:22-25 Deuteronomy 30:15-2015″see, i have set before you this day life and good, death and evil. 16 if you obey the commandments of the lord your god which i command you this day, by loving the lord your god, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his
Watch: “Seize the day!” | Bishop Boyea’s Ash Wednesday Call to Repentance February 22, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Watch this brief but powerful Ash Wednesday message from Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing as he urges all of us to “seize the day” by repenting of our past ways and embracing the disciples of Lent: prayer, fasting
Joel 2:12-18Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14, 172 Corinthians 5:20–6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Joel 2:12-1812 “yet even now,” says the lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the lord, your god, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger,
Sirach 2:1-11Psalms 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40Mark 9:30-37 Sirach 2:1-111 my son, if you come forward to serve the lord, prepare yourself for temptation. 2 set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be hasty in time of calamity. 3 cleave to him and do not depart, that you may be honored at the
Read: What is “Social Justice”? by Kishore Jayabalan, Diocese of Lansing Commission on Catholic Social Teaching February 20, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Today is the United Nation’s “World Day of Social Justice”. What, though, is “social justice”? It’s a term that is widely used but, often, goes ill-defined. In this article, below, the Chairman of
Sirach 1:1-10Psalms 93:1-2, 5Mark 9:14-29 Sirach 1:1-101 all wisdom comes from the lord and is with him for ever. 2 the sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity — who can count them? 3 the height of heaven, the breadth of the earth, the abyss, and wisdom — who
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 3:16-23Matthew 5:38-48 Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-181 and the lord said to moses, 2″say to all the congregation of the people of israel, you shall be holy; for i the lord your god am holy. 17″you shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason with
Hebrews 11:1-7Psalms 145:2-5, 10-11Mark 9:2-13 Hebrews 11:1-71 now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 for by it the men of old received divine approval. 3 by faith we understand that the world was created by the word of god, so that what is seen was made
Read: A Bishop’s Blessing for Michigan State students February 17, 2023 Diocese of Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea paid an unannounced but most welcome visit to the first evening of a retreat for Michigan State University students being held this weekend at the Saint Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt. He spoke to the students and imparted
Genesis 11:1-9Psalms 33:10-15Mark 8:34–9:1 Genesis 11:1-91 now the whole earth had one language and few words. 2 and as men migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of shinar and settled there. 3 and they said to one another, “come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had