Joshua 24:1-2,15-18Psalms 34:2-3,16-21Ephesians 5:21-32John 6:60-69 Joshua 24:1-2,15-18(1) Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. (2) Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived
Revelation 21:9-14Psalms 145:10-13,17-18John 1:45-51 Revelation 21:9-14(9) One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.” (10) He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high
Read: What we can learn from a flayed Saint Bartholomew by Sean O’Neill, FAITH Magazine Editor August 24, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Many moons ago, when I was working for a major bank in their head office in London, England, I used to travel regularly to Milan, Italy, to audit a subsidiary there, writes Sean
Ezekiel 37:1-14Psalms 107:2-9Matthew 22:34-40 Ezekiel 37:1-14(1) Yahweh’s hand was on me, and he brought me out in Yahweh’s Spirit, and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. (2) He caused me to pass by them all around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley;
Read: Why we crown Our Lady as our Queen by Father Tim MacDonald August 22, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Happy feast day! Why, though, do we celebrate Our Lady as our queen? Here’s a great short reflection from Father Tim MacDonald, Vicar General
Read: “A fitting throne for Christ Our King” | Father Gabriel Richard High School’s new sanctuary August 22, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Here are some images of the new sanctuary within Father Gabriel Richard High School’s chapel which was blessed by Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing on Saturday, August 17. “As Catholics we believe that
Isaiah 9:1-6Psalms 113:1-8Luke 1:26-38 Isaiah 9:1-6(1) But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Read: The Wonders of Daily Mass by Anna Murphy, Saint Mary, Pinckney August 21, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Pope Saint Pius X (1835 – 1914) whose 11-year papacy often promoted the frequent and worthy reception of Holy Communion, even on a daily basis. Pope Pius also lowered the age of
Read: Why Pius X’s condemnation of Modernism still matters by Michael Andrews August 21, 2024 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of Saint Pius X who was pope from 1903 to his death in 1914 at the age of 79. Among his many towering achievements, Pope Pius notably condemned the heresy of Modernism in
Ezekiel 34:1-11Psalms 23:1-6Matthew 20:1-16 Ezekiel 34:1-11(1) Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, (2) “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep? (3) You eat the fat. You