Read: The Vocation to the Permanent Diaconate by Deacon Randy Desrochers November 06, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Meet Deacon Randy Desrochers, Director of Diaconal Formation for the Diocese of Lansing. A retired hospital and military surgeon, Deacon Randy and his wife Carol celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary this weekend. Together they have four children and
Bishop Boyea’s Year of the Bible: An Invitation to You November 09, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing would like to invite you to join him in reading the Holy Bible over the span of 365 days starting on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020. Here is the Bishop’s personal
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12Psalms 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-91 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17John 2:13-22 Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 121 Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and behold, water was issuing from below the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east); and the water was flowing down from below the
Wisdom 6:12-16Psalms 63:2-81 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13 Wisdom 6:12-1612 Wisdom is radiant and unfading, and she is easily discerned by those who love her, and is found by those who seek her. 13 She hastens to make herself known to those who desire her. 14 He who rises early to seek her will have no difficulty,
Watch: Part 3: Seven Reasons Why We Pray for the Dead with Bishop Boyea November 05, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Welcome to Part 3 of Bishop Boyea’s series of meditations on praying for the dead. Praying for the dead is a practice found in the earliest Christian liturgies and encouraged by the early Fathers of
Philippians 4:10-19Psalms 112:1-2, 5-6, 8-9Luke 16:9-15 Philippians 4:10-1910 I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me; you were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I complain of want; for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content.
Watch: Part 4: Seven Reasons Why We Pray for the Dead with Bishop Boyea November 06, 2020 Diocese of Lansing Welcome to Part 4 of Bishop Earl Boyea’s reflections upon why we should pray for our dead. In this installment, Bishop Boyea reminds us of the prayerful communion that exists between those of us who
Philippians 3:17–4:1Psalms 122:1-5Luke 16:1-8 Philippians 3:17–4:117 Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us. 18 For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction, their
Watch: Part 2: Seven Reasons Why We Pray for the Dead with Bishop Boyea November 04, 2020 Diocese of Lansing November is the Month of the Holy Souls, a time when we pray for our dead. But why would we do this? This week, Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing invites you to join him in
Read: My Vocation Story by Father John Whitlock, Director of Vocations November 05, 2020 Diocese of Lansing This week is National Vocations Awareness Week across the Catholic Church in the United States. Each day this week we are bringing you a vocations story. Today we hear from Father John Whitlock, Director of Vocations for the