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Who is truth?
 Jesus, the Son 
of God

Who is truth? Jesus, the son of God

From the Bishop
January February 2019


A close friend once posed a question. She told me that she believed something an...
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Jesus has shown his victory in rising from the dead

The wounded and risen Lord is the key

From the Bishop
December 2018


My favorite biblical image is from Revelation 5:6: “I saw a lamb standing, as th...
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Catholics from all across the Diocese of Lansing gathered at the Breslin Center

We Were Made For True Happiness; Let’s Help Others See That, Too

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2018


On Sept. 22, thousands of Catholics from all across the Diocese of Lansing gathe...
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Year of Prayer

Year Of Prayer

From the Bishop
October 2018


Bishop Boyea has called for a Year of Prayer, so that the diocese and each of us...
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Breslin Student Events Center

Join Us Sept. 22 At The Breslin Center

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2018


Become a better disciple and renew your spirit at the Diocese of Lansing "Made for Happiness" assembly and Mass
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Pray that more young men will hear God's call

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July August 2018


Bishop Boyea asks us to pray more men hear God's call to the priestly ministry.
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Mother kissing her baby.

Every person is a gift

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | June 2018


Bishop Boyea asks us to think about children, and ourselves, as gifts from God and how to sacrifice generously.
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A celebration of married love

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | May 2018


Following God's plan for married couples means living a life of discipline to achieve excellence in love
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Ten years with Bishop Boyea

Ten years with Bishop Boyea

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | April 2018


Bishop Boyea looks over the Diocese of Lansing's accomplishments over his past 10 years as Bishop
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Racism is a sin

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2018


The effects of sin and evil are not easily erased. While baptism has freed us...
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We must welcome the stranger

We must welcome the stranger

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | January/February 2018


“The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcom...
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How can we become missionary disciples?

How can we become missionary disciples?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | December 2017


Perhaps you have heard the terms “intentional disciple” and “missionary disciple...
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Welcome Our Lost Sheep Home

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2017


OK, for most of a year now we have all been praying for someone we know and love...
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Why am I here?

Why am I here?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | October 2017


If you are like me, you are probably rather content with life. In meditating on ...
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Go forth where the spirit is leading

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2017


What a way to spend the July 4th weekend! The bishops of the United States decid...
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The Blessed Mother points us to Jesus

The Blessed Mother points us to Jesus

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2017


As Catholics, it is good for us to reflect upon Mary since May is dedicated to h...
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Easter - the Heart of our Faith

Easter - the Heart of our Faith

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2017


April this year has two weeks of Lent (including Holy Week) and two weeks of Eas...
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We are never finished with mercy

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2017


It seems we are not done with mercy! Pope Francis has decided to continue the fr...
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Standing on two legs

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | January/February 2017


We are standing on two legs! In 2012, our diocese set out on a journey to deepen...
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Jesus is Lord!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | December 2016


In October, we in the Diocese of Lansing were blessed to be part of an assembly ...
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We are all 'Called by Name' to share Jesus with others

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2016


By the time you read this letter, we will have held our second Diocesan Assembly...
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Be a "Faithful Citizen" this November

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | October 2016


How to be a faith-filled citizen in this or any election can be difficult. The U...
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Why bother with one lost sheep?

Why bother with one lost sheep?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2016


Jesus’ story about the lost sheep has always amazed me. Why wouldn’t the shepher...
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How Can We Help 'Announce the Gospel of the Lord'?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2016


“Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.” These words of Jesus have been guiding...
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Faith in Flint: It's more than water

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | June 2016


What does Flint need? Flint needs the same thing that every community needs – lo...
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Mary, our mother, is the untier of knots

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2016


Monica Miller has just authored a book, The Authority of Women in the Catholic C...
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You are called by name

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | April 2016


A blessed Easter to all of you! At Easter Sunday Mass we all heard these words s...
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News I want to share with you

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2016


We have a lot going on in the Diocese of Lansing as well as in your parishes! In...
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Catholic schools are our hope for the future

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | January/February 2016


Our diocese is blessed with four wonderful and very faith-filled Catholic high s...
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Let us seek what is truly good for one another

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | December 2015


The phrase, “the common good,” is a key to Catholic social teaching. The Catechi...
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Prayer to open ourselves to true life

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2015


Before Priests and Deacons and Religious  end their evenings, they pray the...
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Pope Francis: The Bridge-Builder

From the Bishop
By Father Dwight Ezop | November 2015


There are many names or titles which we ascribe to Pope Francis. The first is ...
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Marriage, family and the Church

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | October 2015


We Catholics in the State of Michigan have been praying this year for married co...
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Have you any doubt that this is an innocent human being?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2015


I recently came across a column written on Oct. 23, 2008 by Cardinal Edward Egan...
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Called by God to lives of service

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2015


We recently celebrated the funerals of two of our actively assigned priests – Fa...
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Called to mercy

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | June 2015


My brothers and sisters in Christ, Pope Francis has declared the coming year an ...
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Faith in Flint

Our Continuing Commitment to Flint

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2015


Our Catholic presence in Flint is quite vibrant. Our Catholic Charities and the ...
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Gods Divine Mercy

God’s Divine Mercy

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | April 2015


Sin! This is not meant to be a command. Pope Francis once said in an interview: ...
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What is Humanae vitae really about?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2015


Pope Francis has again publicly promoted Paul VI’s Encyclical Letter Humanae vit...
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Are you saved

Are you saved?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | January/February 2015


Are you saved?” How many times have you been asked this question? And how many t...
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A year for  marriage

A year for marriage

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | December 2014


Have you ever heard the phrase, “Gospel of the family”? It is new to me. The doc...
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Vote your conscience

Vote your conscience

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2014


My brothers and sisters in Christ, election time is almost upon us. We are fortu...
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Lessons from the ‘Snowshoe Priest’ Bishop Baraga, first bishop of Marquette

Lessons from the ‘Snowshoe Priest’ Bishop Baraga, first bishop of Marquette

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | October 2014


Excerpts from the homily Bishop Boyea preached at the episcopal ordination of Mo...
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Bishops to meet on challenges facing the family

Bishops to meet on challenges facing the family

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2014


This fall, Pope Francis will be meeting in synod with bishops from around the wo...
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Our loss is their gain!

Our loss is their gain!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2014


On Friday, June 27, 2014, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, named Msgr. Steven J. R...
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In thanks for Women

In thanks for Women

From the Bishop
By By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2014


One of my fondest memories of my Grandma Boyea was stopping in to see her occasi...
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I always knew he was a saint!

I always knew he was a saint!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | April 2014


I knew he was a saint! The several times I met John Paul II, it was clear to me ...
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The Life of the Domestic Church

The Life of the Domestic Church

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2014


One of the phrases that was used by the Second Vatican Council to describe the f...
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Make this year a stewardship year

Make this year a stewardship year

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | January/February 2014


The University of Notre Dame recently released a study of Catholic financial giv...
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In the fight against abortion, our role is to offer mercy

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2013


Someone gave me a book on the history of 40 Days for Life, a pro-life movement. ...
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What is marriage and why is it important?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2013


There are two ways, one of life and one of death; but a great difference between...
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Why aren’t we listening to God’s call?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2013


Why aren’t there more priests? Ah, this is not really the question we should be ...
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The little-known Vatican II document on communication

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | June 2013


Fifty years ago, this fall, the Second Vatican Council fathers, together with Po...
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No Meat on Fridays all year long?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | May 2013


In my pastoral letter of Holy Thursday 2012, I invited the active Catholics of t...
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Pope Francis, a shepherd with the heart of Christ

Pope Francis, a shepherd with the heart of Christ

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | April 2013


Wow! He does it all on one lung! Yet, he clearly has the heart of Christ. Of cou...
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What are indulgences?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | March 2013


In the last issue of FAITH, you received some information about indulgences. Thi...
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How faith can be deeper after doubt

How faith can be deeper after doubt

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | January/February 2013


Just before being ordained a deacon back in 1976, I was on a private retreat. It...
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God’s love is the greatest gift of Christmas

God’s love is the greatest gift of Christmas

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | December 2012


We prepare to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But this is more than just a birt...
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Please go vote!

Please go vote!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | November 2012


Please vote! That is not very controversial. Now try this: Please vote according...
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Reflections on 10 years as a bishop

Reflections on 10 years as a bishop

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | October 2012


September marked my 10th anniversary of ordination to the episcopacy. There were...
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What is your relationship to Jesus?

What is your relationship to Jesus?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | September 2012


A new parish year begins! A task which has been given to all our parish councils...
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What is marriage?

What is marriage?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Earl Boyea | July/August 2012


Recently, the president, the head of our government, has stated that it is time ...
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A year of faith, a year of prayer

A year of faith, a year of prayer

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | June 2012


Diocese of Lansing engages in Year of Prayer and Pope Benedict announces a Year of Faith
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Boyea serious

Bishop responds to urgent need in the Church

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | May 2012


Bishop Boyea's first pastoral letter
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People of faith under attack

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | April 2012


Faith under attack from government
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My visit to Rome

My visit to Rome

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | March 2012


Bishop Boyea visits rome
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"Love for Jesus and his Church must be the passion of our lives!"

"Love for Jesus and his Church must be the passion of our lives!"

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | January/February 2012


Address given by Archbishop Timothy Dolan at the general meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
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The greatest gift

The greatest gift

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | December 2011


Christmas and the gift of salvation
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You have a right to be alive!

You have a right to be alive!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | October 2011


Right to be alive
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Honoring workers

Honoring workers

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | September 2011


Workers rights
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We are called to be the lifeblood of God in our world today

We are called to be the lifeblood of God in our world today

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | July/August 2011


Grace and vocations
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A civilization of love - the Feast of the Sacred Heart

A civilization of love - the Feast of the Sacred Heart

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | June 2011


Sacred heart of christ and a civilization of love
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God’s plan for marriage a reflection of his love

God’s plan for marriage a reflection of his love

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | May 2011


Sacrament of Marriage
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In thanksgiving for those in consecrated life

In thanksgiving for those in consecrated life

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | April 2012


Thanksgiving for consecrated life
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Why Catholic schools?

Why Catholic schools?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | January/February 2011


Catholic schools
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Advent a celebration of death and life

Advent a celebration of death and life

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | December 2010


Advent
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What are some of the different words we’ll be saying at Mass?

What are some of the different words we’ll be saying at Mass?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | October 2010


New mass translation
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Growing in zeal for the Lord

Growing in zeal for the Lord

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | September 2010


Zeal for doing God's will
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‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | July/August 2010


Immigration
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Protecting our children

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | June 2010


Clerical abuse
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The leadership role of the bishop

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | May 2010


Leadership role of the bishop
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Why do we kneel?

Why do we kneel?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | April 2010


Kneeling at mass
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Who is a good steward?

Who is a good steward?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | March 2010


Stewardship
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What makes a human being a person?

What makes a human being a person?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | January/February 2010


Personhood
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We answer the call to evangelize

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | December 2009


The call to evangelize
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Rich and poor. A vision for the future of the economy.

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | November 2009


Rich and poor
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“We believe” or “I believe” A look at the Nicene Creed

“We believe” or “I believe” A look at the Nicene Creed

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | October 2009


The nicene creed
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In the world, or of it?

In the world, or of it?

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | September 2009


Catholics in society
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A new translation of the Mass – a call a renewed commitment to worship

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | July/August 2009


New mass translation
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Encouraging spiritual perfection

Encouraging spiritual perfection

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | June 2009


Spiritual perfection and priesthood
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Catholic Schools: ‘a special atmosphere animated by the Gospel’

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | May 2009


Catholic schools and the gospel
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Christ is risen, Alleluia!

Christ is risen, Alleluia!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | April 2009


Holy week
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Welcome Home!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | March 2009


Returning to faith
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | January/February 2009


New Year
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The other vocation crisis - marriage

The other vocation crisis - marriage

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | December 2008


Vocation of marriage
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I knew I wanted to be a priest in second grade

I knew I wanted to be a priest in second grade

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | November 2008


Vocation of priesthood
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Pope Benedict XVI and Bishop Boyea celebrate the beginning of the Pauline Year.

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | July/August 2008


Pauline year
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Bishop Boyea celebrates the Rite of Candidacy for two seminarians

From the Bishop
By Bishop Boyea | June 2008


Rite of Candidacy
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