Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Jacob Derry February 17, 2022 Diocese of Lansing 26-year-old Jacob Derry did not sense a call to the sacred priesthood after graduating from the University of Michigan. He was living and working in Indianapolis and had his own ideas about where his life would go. That was
James 1:19-27Psalms 15:2-5Mark 8:22-26 James 1:19-2719 Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word,
Prayer Request: Made for Mission Conference | Novena to the Holy Spirit February 16, 2022 Diocese of Lansing On Thursday, February 24, over 800 priests, deacons, religious, parish staff and school teachers from throughout the Diocese of Lansing will gather to learn more about the implementation of Realign Resources for Mission across the diocese. Entitled
James 1:12-18Psalms 94:12-15, 18-19Mark 8:14-21 James 1:12-1812 Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be
James 1:1-11Psalms 119:67-68, 71-72, 75-76Mark 8:11-13 James 1:1-111 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greeting. 2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness
Read: A St. Valentine’s Day Love Letter to the Brokenhearted | How Retrouvaille Saved Our Marriage by Allan & Teresa Sonfilippo Wilcox February 14, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Happy Saint Valentine’s Day! Or is it? If you are a married couple whose relationship is strained or struggling, February 14 can be a day of great
Jeremiah 17:5-8Psalms 1:1-4, 61 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20Luke 6:17, 20-26 Jeremiah 17:5-85 Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in
1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34Psalms 106:6-7, 19-22Mark 8:1-10 1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-3412 26 And Jerobo’am said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David; 27 if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again
1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19Psalms 81:10-15Mark 7:31-37 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:1911 29 And at that time, when Jerobo’am went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahi’jah the Shi’lonite found him on the road. Now Ahi’jah had clad himself with a new garment; and the two of them were alone in the open country. 30 Then Ahi’jah laid
Read: Casa USA Project | Update | February 11 | World Day of Prayer for the Sick February 11, 2022 Diocese of Lansing The photograph above features Bishop Earl Boyea dedicating 40 acres of land near Howell, donated by the Diocese of Lansing, for use by Catholic Healthcare International for their Casa USA project upon the