1 Kings 19:19-21Psalms 16:1-2,5,7-10Matthew 5:33-37 1 Kings 19:19-21(19) So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Elijah went over to him, and put his mantle on him. (20) Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah,
Requiescat in Pace: Al Kresta (1951 – 2024) June 15, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Upon receiving news of the death today, June 15, of Al Kresta, founder and president of the Ann Arbor-based Ave Maria Radio, Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing has issued the following statement: “Like so many people across the Diocese of Lansing
1 Kings 19:9,11-16Psalms 27:7-9,13-14Matthew 5:27-32 1 Kings 19:9,11-16(9) He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (11) He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and
Read: Week 53 | On the Road to Emmaus w/ Bishop Boyea | Attempt Visio Divina | The Ghent Altarpiece June 14, 2024 Diocese of Lansing June 14, 2024 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You may have heard of Lectio Divina. That’s the practice of prayerfully meditating upon a passage from Sacred Scripture. The
Wisdom of Solomon 7:7-14Ephesians 4:7,11-15Psalms 40:3-4,10-11,17Mark 16:15-20 Wisdom of Solomon 7:7-14(7) For this cause I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and there came to me a spirit of wisdom. (8) I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, And riches I esteemed nothing in comparison of her. (9) Neither did I
Read: Letters from the heart | Three daughters celebrate Fathers’ Day, June 16, 2024 June 13, 2024 Diocese of Lansing This Sunday, June 16, is Father’s Day. A good father is an icon of our heavenly Father. As Pope Saint John Paul II said in his 1981 Apostolic Exhortation on the family, Familiaris Consortio, “the
1 Kings 18:20-39Psalms 16:1-2,4-5,8,11Matthew 5:17-19 1 Kings 18:20-39(20) So Ahab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together to Mount Carmel. (21) Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow
Read: Father’s Day without father | The faith and love of the Condit Family June 12, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Luke Condit of Christ the King parish in Ann Arbor died in January of this year after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 45-years-old. May he rest in peace. Luke left behind a widow,
Acts 11:21-26,13:1-3Psalms 98:1-6Matthew 10:7-13 Acts 11:21-26,13:1-3(21) The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. (22) The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch, (23) who, when he had
Read: “Proclaim Christ as Lord” | Bishop Boyea’s ordination challenge to new priests | June 8, 2024 June 11, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Here are some great images, below, of Saturday’s ordinations to the sacred priesthood of Father Joshua Fons and Father Riley O’Shea at Saint Mary Cathedral in Lansing as both men received a