1 Peter 5:1-4Psalms 23:1-6Matthew 16:13-19 1 Peter 5:1-4(1) Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. (2) Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion,
Watch: Week 8 | Be My Witnesses w/ Bishop Boyea | Mission: Bearing Wrongs Patiently February 21, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Friday, February 21, 2024 Feast of Saint Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744) Dear friend, Welcome to week eight of BMW,
Genesis 11:1-9Psalms 33:10-15Mark 8:34-9:1 Genesis 11:1-9(1) The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. (2) As they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. (3) They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They had brick for
Read: “Great holiness if for children too!” by Michael Sauter, Headmaster, Saint Thomas, Ann Arbor February 20, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Can a child have heroic virtue? By the grace of God, yes! So writes Michael Sauter, Headmaster of Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic School in Ann Arbor, upon the Feast of Saints Jacinta and
Genesis 9:1-13Psalms 102:15-20,28,21-22Mark 8:27-33 Genesis 9:1-13(1) God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth. (2) The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and
Read: Saint Martha, Okemos | How Saints & Scholars Campaign is raising money for local initiatives February 19, 2025 Diocese of Lansing The Stewardship for Saints and Scholars campaign is about so much more than raising money. It’s a shared mission uniting parishes and schools across our diocese. It’s a powerful vision to form and
Genesis 8:6-13,20-22Psalms 116:12-15,18-19Mark 8:22-26 Genesis 8:6-13,20-22(6) At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made, (7) and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth. (8) He himself sent out a dove to see if the
Watch: Week 7 | Be My Witnesses w/ Bishop Boyea | Mission: Feeding the Hungry February 14, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Dear friend, Welcome to week seven of BMW, Be My Witnesses. I believe that one of the chief ways for us to be witnesses of Jesus Christ is to do what he asks us
Read: “Who is responsible for teaching our children?” by Sheri Wohlfert February 18, 2025 Diocese of Lansing While outsourcing is common practice in modern business, our responsibility as the primary educator of our children is a terrible place to apply the practice, writes Sheri Wohlfert who is a Westphalia-based mother, grandmother, and teacher, as well
Genesis 6:5-8,7:1-5,10Psalms 29:1-4,3,9-10Mark 8:14-21 Genesis 6:5-8,7:1-5,10(5) Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil. (6) Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. (7) Yahweh said, “I