Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Luke Henderson March 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing During his early teenage years, Diocese of Lansing seminarian Luke Henderson lapsed from the practice of his Catholic faith only to return with greater fervor a few years later through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It was this experience that
Watch: “If You Want to Make God Laugh, Tell Him Your Plans!” w/ Father John Whitlock March 10, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Father John Whitlock is a Catholic convert turned priest of the Diocese of Lansing who currently serves as the diocesan Director of Vocations. In this podcast, he recounts his fascinating life story to
Isaiah 55:10-11Psalms 34:4-7, 16-19Matthew 6:7-15 Isaiah 55:10-1110 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it
Watch: On the Path to the Priesthood | Peter Randolph March 04, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Diocese of Lansing seminarian Peter Randolph says an unshakable desire to bring Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist to a world in desperate need of His divine love is what motivated him to take his first steps upon the
Read: Lenten Ember Days | “What are Ember Days?” by Will Bloomfield March 08, 2022 Diocese of Lansing Tomorrow, March 9, begins the Lenten Ember Days. What are Ember Days? Here’s a great explainer by Will Bloomfield, General Counsel of the Diocese of Lansing. Writes Will: Ember Days are traditionally days of fasting and partial
Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18Psalms 19:8-10, 15Matthew 25:31-46 Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-181 And the LORD said to Moses, 2 “Say to all the congregation of the people of Israel, You shall be holy; for I the LORD your God am holy. 11 “You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. 12 And you shall
Deuteronomy 26:4-10Psalms 91:1-2, 10-15Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13Deuteronomy 26:4-104 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God. 5 “And you shall make response before the LORD your God, `A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there,
Isaiah 58:9-14Psalms 86:1-6Luke 5:27-32 Isaiah 58:9-149 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. “If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy
Isaiah 58:1-9Psalms 51:3-6, 18-19Matthew 9:14-15 Isaiah 58:1-91 “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not
Deuteronomy 30:15-20Psalms 1:1-4, 6Luke 9:22-25 Deuteronomy 30:15-2015 “See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil. 16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you this day, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and