Genesis 3:1-8Psalms 32:1-2,5-7Mark 7:31-37 Genesis 3:1-8(1) Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’” (2) The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the
Read: “Why I’m blessed to be a high school chaplain” by Father Miguel Colunga February 13, 2025 Diocese of Lansing As I enter into my fourth year of priesthood, one of the greatest joys I have as a priest is seeing people encounter the love of God, writes Father Miguel Colunga, Chaplain to Lumen Christi
Genesis 2:18-25Psalms 128:1-5Mark 7:24-30 Genesis 2:18-25(18) Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (19) Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see
Read: The power of a saintly teacher by Pete Burak February 12, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Mr. Caputo’s creative and dramatic lecturing style, including hilarious British and German accents during our World World II lessons, transformed my perspective on the study of history, writes popular Catholic writer and speaker, Pete Burak, pictured above. What was
Genesis 1:20-2:4Psalms 8:4-9Mark 7:1-13 Genesis 1:20-2:4(20) God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” (21) God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after
Read: Lessons from Lourdes by Father Bill Ashbaugh, Saint Thomas the Apostle, Ann Arbor February 11, 2025 Diocese of Lansing One of my favorite places to visit is Lourdes, France, writes Father William Ashbaugh, pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor, upon the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11. There, in 1858,
Genesis 1:1-19Psalms 104:1-2,5-6,10,12,24,35Mark 6:53-56 Genesis 1:1-19(1) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (2) The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters. (3) God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (4) God
Read: Saint Scholastica | “Saint of Faith and Family” by Michael Andrews February 10, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Scholastica. Happy feast day! Scholastica was the twin sister of Saint Benedict. Together they prayed and labored on the Italian peninsula of the 5-6th century to establish religious foundations that paved
Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8Psalms 138:1-5,7-81 Corinthians 15:1-11Luke 5:1-11 Isaiah 6:1-2,3-8(1) In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. (2) Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his
Hebrews 13:15-17,20-21Psalms 23:1-6Mark 6:30-34 Hebrews 13:15-17,20-21(15) Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name. (16) But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (17) Obey your leaders and