Watch: A summer pilgrimage destination: Saint Joseph Shrine, Brooklyn, MI May 29, 2025 Diocese of Lansing The summer vacation is a perfect time to make a pilgrimage to somewhere peaceful, prayerful and beautiful such as Saint Joseph Shrine near Brooklyn, Michigan. Established in 1854, the shrine is located west of the Irish Hills Towers on
Acts 18:1-8Psalms 98:1-4John 16:16-20 Acts 18:1-8(1) After these things, having departed from Athens, he arrived at Corinth (2) And upon finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all Jews to depart from Rome,) he met with them (3) And
Read: “Do Catholics worship Mary?” by Father Mark Rutherford May 28, 2025 Diocese of Lansing May is the month of Mary. Ave Maria! We love Mary. We revere Mary. We venerate Mary. But do we worship Mary? Well, no. But what’s the explanation for that conclusion? That’s the subject addressed in the latest edition of
Acts 17:15, 22–18:1Psalms 148:1-2, 11-14John 16:12-15 Acts 17:15, 22–18:1(15) Then those who were leading Paul brought him as far as Athens. And having received an order from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him quickly, they set out (22) But Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said: “Men of
Read: Ave Maria | Hands of Mary Rosary Makers group marks 60th Anniversary May 27, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Laurene Moore prayed the rosary long before she was Catholic, writes Mary Gates for the Diocese of Lansing upon a visit to the Hands of Mary Rosary Makers group, based at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Read: “Why the bravery of Saint Augustine of Canterbury should inspire a new evangelization” by Michael Andrews, Chancellor, Diocese of Lansing May 27, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Recent popes have strongly emphasized the need for the “New Evangelization”, in other words, for the message of the Gospel to be re-proposed “to those regions awaiting the
Acts 16:11-15Psalms 149:1-6, 9John 15:26–16:4 Acts 16:11-15(11) And sailing from Troas, taking a direct path, we arrived at Samothrace, and on the following day, at Neapolis (12) and from there to Philippi, which is the preeminent city in the area of Macedonia, a colony. Now we were in this city some days, conferring together (13)
Read: “Why you should get to know Saint Philip Neri” by William Bloomfield, General Counsel May 26, 2025 Diocese of Lansing Saint Philip Neri’s feast day is May 26. What an extraordinary saint! So writes William Bloomfield, General Counsel for the Diocese of Lansing and long-time devotee of Saint Philip. Will continues: Philip Neri lived
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23John 14:23-29 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29(1) And certain ones, descending from Judea, were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved. (2) Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas made no small uprising against them, they decided that Paul and Barnabas, and
Revelation 21:1-5Psalms 95:1-7John 10:22-30 Revelation 21:1-5(1) I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more (2) And I, John, saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her