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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
READ: THE THREE FATHERS KOENIGSKNECHT | BROTHERS THROUGH BLOOD…AND THE PRIESTHOOD: “Two priests and a deacon drove out to ordination Mass. Three priests drove back.”
This isn’t the beginning of a joke waiting for a punch line, writes Elaine Kutas, it is a reflection by Father Todd Koenigsknecht. On Saturday, June 14, both he and his twin… Read more
READ: HOW TO SEEK HOLINESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE by FATHER PHILIP MOSS, PRIEST OF OPUS DEI: In his first message delivered from the Loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo reminded us that the saints are the arms of the Church, embracing all of humanity with God’s saving love, writes Father Philip Moss, priest of Opus Dei, upon the Feast of… Read more
READ: SENT FROM BRIGHTON TO BRING CHRIST’S LOVE TO THE POOR: “Entrust your works to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3.
In just over two years, Alicia Cergnul, Lindsay Koss, and their team at SENT Global have been putting that proverb into action and getting amazing results, writes Laura Brestovansky.
SENT Global is a new… Read more
READ: WHY TONIGHT IS A NIGHT FOR A HOLY COOK-OUT: What are your plans for dinner this evening? Well, it is customary in many countries to celebrate today’s Feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist with a bonfire, known as Saint John’s Fire, followed by a summer cook-out.
“Saint John’s Fire symbolizes Christ the Light; John was a lamp… Read more
A PERSONAL INVITATION FROM BISHOP BOYEA: Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing invites you to join him on a year-long catechetical journey as – week by week – he teaches us how to respond best to the call of Jesus Christ to “be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8) within contemporary society. Beginning in January 2025, Bishop Boyea will send subscribers a… Read more
READ: THE STORY BEHIND THE PAPAL BASEBALL | THE DIOCESE OF LANSING CONNECTION: On June 4, a photo of Pope Leo XIV signing a baseball during his Wednesday morning audience in Rome started to go viral. The image of the Holy Father using a Sharpie marker to sign the iconic symbol of American sports appeared on Vatican News sites, The Pillar,… Read more
READ: THE POWER OF EUCHARISTIC PILGRIMAGE | BISHOP BOYEA’S CORPUS CHRISTI HOMILY: It is by physically following Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament that the rest of our being – including our spirit, intellect, and emotions – begins to follow the Good Lord more closely and more faithfully. That was the powerful case for Eucharistic… Read more
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