Who is truth? Jesus, the son of God From the Bishop A close friend once posed a question. She told me that she believed something an... Read More
The wounded and risen Lord is the key From the Bishop My favorite biblical image is from Revelation 5:6: “I saw a lamb standing, as th... Read More
We Were Made For True Happiness; Let’s Help Others See That, Too From the Bishop On Sept. 22, thousands of Catholics from all across the Diocese of Lansing gathe... Read More
Year Of Prayer From the Bishop Bishop Boyea has called for a Year of Prayer, so that the diocese and each of us... Read More
Join Us Sept. 22 At The Breslin Center From the Bishop Become a better disciple and renew your spirit at the Diocese of Lansing "Made for Happiness" assembly and Mass Read More
Pray that more young men will hear God's call From the Bishop Bishop Boyea asks us to pray more men hear God's call to the priestly ministry. Read More
Every person is a gift From the Bishop Bishop Boyea asks us to think about children, and ourselves, as gifts from God and how to sacrifice generously. Read More
A celebration of married love From the Bishop Following God's plan for married couples means living a life of discipline to achieve excellence in love Read More
Ten years with Bishop Boyea From the Bishop Bishop Boyea looks over the Diocese of Lansing's accomplishments over his past 10 years as Bishop Read More
Racism is a sin From the Bishop The effects of sin and evil are not easily erased. While baptism has freed us... Read More
We must welcome the stranger From the Bishop “The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcom... Read More
How can we become missionary disciples? From the Bishop Perhaps you have heard the terms “intentional disciple” and “missionary disciple... Read More
Welcome Our Lost Sheep Home From the Bishop OK, for most of a year now we have all been praying for someone we know and love... Read More
Why am I here? From the Bishop If you are like me, you are probably rather content with life. In meditating on ... Read More
Go forth where the spirit is leading From the Bishop What a way to spend the July 4th weekend! The bishops of the United States decid... Read More
The Blessed Mother points us to Jesus From the Bishop As Catholics, it is good for us to reflect upon Mary since May is dedicated to h... Read More
Easter - the Heart of our Faith From the Bishop April this year has two weeks of Lent (including Holy Week) and two weeks of Eas... Read More
We are never finished with mercy From the Bishop It seems we are not done with mercy! Pope Francis has decided to continue the fr... Read More
Standing on two legs From the Bishop We are standing on two legs! In 2012, our diocese set out on a journey to deepen... Read More
Jesus is Lord! From the Bishop In October, we in the Diocese of Lansing were blessed to be part of an assembly ... Read More
We are all 'Called by Name' to share Jesus with others From the Bishop By the time you read this letter, we will have held our second Diocesan Assembly... Read More
Be a "Faithful Citizen" this November From the Bishop How to be a faith-filled citizen in this or any election can be difficult. The U... Read More
Why bother with one lost sheep? From the Bishop Jesus’ story about the lost sheep has always amazed me. Why wouldn’t the shepher... Read More
How Can We Help 'Announce the Gospel of the Lord'? From the Bishop “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.” These words of Jesus have been guiding... Read More
Faith in Flint: It's more than water From the Bishop What does Flint need? Flint needs the same thing that every community needs – lo... Read More
Mary, our mother, is the untier of knots From the Bishop Monica Miller has just authored a book, The Authority of Women in the Catholic C... Read More
You are called by name From the Bishop A blessed Easter to all of you! At Easter Sunday Mass we all heard these words s... Read More
News I want to share with you From the Bishop We have a lot going on in the Diocese of Lansing as well as in your parishes! In... Read More
Catholic schools are our hope for the future From the Bishop Our diocese is blessed with four wonderful and very faith-filled Catholic high s... Read More
Let us seek what is truly good for one another From the Bishop The phrase, “the common good,” is a key to Catholic social teaching. The Catechi... Read More
Prayer to open ourselves to true life From the Bishop Before Priests and Deacons and Religious end their evenings, they pray the... Read More
Pope Francis: The Bridge-Builder From the Bishop There are many names or titles which we ascribe to Pope Francis. The first is ... Read More
Marriage, family and the Church From the Bishop We Catholics in the State of Michigan have been praying this year for married co... Read More
Have you any doubt that this is an innocent human being? From the Bishop I recently came across a column written on Oct. 23, 2008 by Cardinal Edward Egan... Read More
Called by God to lives of service From the Bishop We recently celebrated the funerals of two of our actively assigned priests – Fa... Read More
Called to mercy From the Bishop My brothers and sisters in Christ, Pope Francis has declared the coming year an ... Read More
Our Continuing Commitment to Flint From the Bishop Our Catholic presence in Flint is quite vibrant. Our Catholic Charities and the ... Read More
God’s Divine Mercy From the Bishop Sin! This is not meant to be a command. Pope Francis once said in an interview: ... Read More
What is Humanae vitae really about? From the Bishop Pope Francis has again publicly promoted Paul VI’s Encyclical Letter Humanae vit... Read More
Are you saved? From the Bishop Are you saved?” How many times have you been asked this question? And how many t... Read More
A year for marriage From the Bishop Have you ever heard the phrase, “Gospel of the family”? It is new to me. The doc... Read More
Vote your conscience From the Bishop My brothers and sisters in Christ, election time is almost upon us. We are fortu... Read More
Lessons from the ‘Snowshoe Priest’ Bishop Baraga, first bishop of Marquette From the Bishop Excerpts from the homily Bishop Boyea preached at the episcopal ordination of Mo... Read More
Bishops to meet on challenges facing the family From the Bishop This fall, Pope Francis will be meeting in synod with bishops from around the wo... Read More
Our loss is their gain! From the Bishop On Friday, June 27, 2014, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, named Msgr. Steven J. R... Read More
In thanks for Women From the Bishop One of my fondest memories of my Grandma Boyea was stopping in to see her occasi... Read More
I always knew he was a saint! From the Bishop I knew he was a saint! The several times I met John Paul II, it was clear to me ... Read More
The Life of the Domestic Church From the Bishop One of the phrases that was used by the Second Vatican Council to describe the f... Read More
Make this year a stewardship year From the Bishop The University of Notre Dame recently released a study of Catholic financial giv... Read More
In the fight against abortion, our role is to offer mercy From the Bishop Someone gave me a book on the history of 40 Days for Life, a pro-life movement. ... Read More
What is marriage and why is it important? From the Bishop There are two ways, one of life and one of death; but a great difference between... Read More
Why aren’t we listening to God’s call? From the Bishop Why aren’t there more priests? Ah, this is not really the question we should be ... Read More
The little-known Vatican II document on communication From the Bishop Fifty years ago, this fall, the Second Vatican Council fathers, together with Po... Read More
No Meat on Fridays all year long? From the Bishop In my pastoral letter of Holy Thursday 2012, I invited the active Catholics of t... Read More
Pope Francis, a shepherd with the heart of Christ From the Bishop Wow! He does it all on one lung! Yet, he clearly has the heart of Christ. Of cou... Read More
What are indulgences? From the Bishop In the last issue of FAITH, you received some information about indulgences. Thi... Read More
How faith can be deeper after doubt From the Bishop Just before being ordained a deacon back in 1976, I was on a private retreat. It... Read More
God’s love is the greatest gift of Christmas From the Bishop We prepare to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But this is more than just a birt... Read More
Please go vote! From the Bishop Please vote! That is not very controversial. Now try this: Please vote according... Read More
Reflections on 10 years as a bishop From the Bishop September marked my 10th anniversary of ordination to the episcopacy. There were... Read More
What is your relationship to Jesus? From the Bishop A new parish year begins! A task which has been given to all our parish councils... Read More
What is marriage? From the Bishop Recently, the president, the head of our government, has stated that it is time ... Read More
A year of faith, a year of prayer From the Bishop Diocese of Lansing engages in Year of Prayer and Pope Benedict announces a Year of Faith Read More
Bishop responds to urgent need in the Church From the Bishop Bishop Boyea's first pastoral letter Read More
"Love for Jesus and his Church must be the passion of our lives!" From the Bishop Address given by Archbishop Timothy Dolan at the general meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Read More
We are called to be the lifeblood of God in our world today From the Bishop Grace and vocations Read More
A civilization of love - the Feast of the Sacred Heart From the Bishop Sacred heart of christ and a civilization of love Read More
In thanksgiving for those in consecrated life From the Bishop Thanksgiving for consecrated life Read More
What are some of the different words we’ll be saying at Mass? From the Bishop New mass translation Read More
A new translation of the Mass – a call a renewed commitment to worship From the Bishop New mass translation Read More
Catholic Schools: ‘a special atmosphere animated by the Gospel’ From the Bishop Catholic schools and the gospel Read More
Pope Benedict XVI and Bishop Boyea celebrate the beginning of the Pauline Year. From the Bishop Pauline year Read More
Bishop Boyea celebrates the Rite of Candidacy for two seminarians From the Bishop Rite of Candidacy Read More