In the End, Everything Belongs to God From the Bishop Paul's words to Timothy continue to amaze me. Read More
Evangelize by both words and deeds From the Bishop We are now well into the Bishop’s Year of the Bible, a moniker, by the way, which did not originate from me! Read More
The enduring gift of the Eucharist From the Bishop We are almost 10 months into this pandemic. Read More
Year of the Bible Begins Nov. 29 From the Bishop I LOVE THE BIBLE! It is not just a book or a library. Read More
The 8th Day From the Bishop “We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.” Read More
Trust in the Afterlife to Which God Invites Us From the Bishop As I watch my parents ages, 91 and 90, it has occurred yet again to me that death is awaiting them. Read More
Open wide our hearts From the Bishop As I write this column, we are in the midst of another unjustified death of a black man at the hands of a law enforcement officer. Read More
Welcome Home! From the Bishop My brothers and sisters in Christ, WELCOME! AND WELCOME BACK! I am thril... Read More
Assist God in drawing the greatest good from these times From the Bishop It has always been a part of my spiritual life that any difficulty which comes m... Read More
During this Easter Season, and always, Jesus shows us true love From the Bishop "Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped." Read More
The Light of Christ is still shining in our diocese From the Bishop My dear brothers and sisters in Christ — We are living through a crisis that ... Read More
St. Joseph is a model for parenting From the Bishop Why St. Joseph is called a “just man” in St. Matthew’s Gospel. Read More
Meeting with Pope Francis From the Bishop On Dec. 7, the bishops of Michigan and Ohio (17 of us) flew to Rome for our ad l... Read More
The Holy Trinity - the most important of our beliefs From the Bishop At this time of year, there are many moral issues out there which demand our att... Read More
We are strengthened and blessed by religious freedom From the Bishop We have been recently involved in a federal lawsuit. It involves our Catholic Ch... Read More
A petition to support life From the Bishop You will be seeing some of your fellow parishioners gathering signatures for a p... Read More
Eucharist – the source of forgiveness, healing and grace From the Bishop Recently, someone asked me why she should remain a Catholic given the sin and co... Read More
Upholding true marriage From the Bishop In this ongoing Easter season, we continue to recognize that Jesus is Lord, which means that he, the Son of God, is the Lord of our lives. Read More
Discern God’s will in your life From the Bishop One of the more interesting (to me) parts of Christus Vivit, the letter on young... Read More
Ministering to our brothers and sisters From the Bishop Allow me to write briefly about two important parts of my ministry as your bisho... Read More
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
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