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READ: “WHY SAINT JUNIPERO SERRA IS SO BELOVED IN MEXICO” by SUSANA CHAPA: Saint Junipero Serra was born into a wealthy Spanish family, writes the Diocese of Lansing’s Mexican-born Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, Susana Chapa, upon the Feast of Saint Junipero, the 18th century Franciscan missionary who did much to bring the Gospel of Jesus… Read more
READ: OBITUARY OF THE MOST REVEREND CARL F. MENGELING, EMERITUS BISHOP OF LANSING, (1930 – 2025) RIP: The late Carl Frederick Mengeling was born October 22, 1930, in Hammond, Indiana, to Carl H. and Augusta Huke Mengeling, who were both German immigrants. He was the second of four children. At the age of nine, Bishop Mengeling was baptized… Read more
DEATH NOTICE: THE MOST REVEREND CARL F. MENGELING, EMERITUS BISHOP OF LANSING, (1930 – 2025) R.I.P.: Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of the Most Reverend Carl Frederick Mengeling, Emeritus Bishop of Lansing, who died in the early hours of this morning, July 1, 2025. He was 94 years old. May he rest in peace.
“Bishop… Read more
READ: “HOW TO DISCOVER THE ADVENTURE OF FOLLOWING GOD” by SISTER IRENAEUS SCHLUTTENHOFER O.P.: On the wall of my classroom at Lansing Catholic, you can find the most famous words of the second-century Church Father, Saint Irenaeus: “The glory of God is man, fully alive,” writes Sister Irenaeus Schluttenhofer O.P., science teacher at Lansing… Read more
READ: “WHY WE SHOULD DRAW CLOSER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS TODAY” by MICHAEL ANDREWS: The Sacred Heart of Jesus has great significance for me, writes Michael Andrews, Chancellor of the Diocese of Lansing, upon the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 27.
The church where my parents were married was dedicated to the Sacred… Read more
A WEE REMINDER: TOMORROW IS A “MEAT FRIDAY”: Yes, you read that correctly. Tomorrow is not just any old Friday but a “Meat Friday”. What? Let us explain:
The Church’s Code of Canon Law (Can. 1251) states: “Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a… Read more
A WEE REMINDER: TOMORROW IS A DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND: As you may know, Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing has been encouraging each of us to consider offering prayer, fasting, and alms, upon the Fridays of June – Month of the Sacred Heart – for peace in the Holy Land.
Given tomorrow is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a… Read more
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