Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Randy Koenigsknecht January 14, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian, Randy Koenigsknecht, says he first felt called to the sacred priesthood in the sixth grade at school. Despite having two older brothers who were in seminary, 23-year-old Randy recalls becoming adept at repeatedly dismissing the
1 Samuel 4:1-11Psalms 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25Mark 1:40-45 1 Samuel 4:1-111 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebene’zer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated
Read: God favors Andrew & Kathy with a child January 13, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Andrew and Kathy Rademacher of Saint Jude parish in DeWitt were married in 2009. Ever since they have struggled to have children including, very sadly, a miscarriage in 2013. “We wanted to stay true to Catholic teaching and tried everything
1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20Psalms 40:2, 5, 7-10Mark 1:29-39 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-201 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could
1 Samuel 1:9-201 Samuel 2:1, 4-8Mark 1:21-28 1 Samuel 1:9-209 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. 10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly. 11 And she vowed
Read: Meet Our Men at Sacred Heart Seminary January 11, 2022 Diocese of Lansing This merry band of Diocese of Lansing seminarians, all students at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, are featured in this month’s edition of the seminary’s official publication, Mosaic. “I’ve been really pleased and grateful for the priests that are here
Death Notice: Father Joseph Tran (1944 – 2022) RIP January 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Joseph Tran, retired priest of the Diocese of Lansing and former Pastor at Saint Andrew Dung-lac Parish, who died on Friday, January 7, 2022. He was 77-years-old.
1 Samuel 1:1-8Psalms 116:12-19Mark 1:14-20 1 Samuel 1:1-81 There was a certain man of Ramatha’im-zo’phim of the hill country of E’phraim, whose name was Elka’nah the son of Jero’ham, son of Eli’hu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an E’phraimite. 2 He had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name
Death Notice: Father Joseph Tran (1946 – 2022) RIP January 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Joseph Tran, retired priest of the Diocese of Lansing and former Pastor at Saint Andrew Dung-lac Parish, who died on Friday, January 7, 2022. He was 75-years-old.
Read: Father Hudgin’s Final Dispatch | January 9, 2022 January 09, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Prior to his untimely death in a road accident on January 3, Father David Hudgins penned an article for publication today, the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, in his parish bulletin at Saint Joseph Shrine in Brooklyn. Here