
From the Bishop

Bishop’s Year of the Bible
Bishop Boyea invites us to enter into a closer relationship with the Lord through hearing him in the words of Scripture.
Bishop’s Year of the Bible
Bishop Boyea invites you to join thousands of others in the diocese in our year-long reading of the Bible. Join anytime!
From death to life – Happy Easter!
The dead one has risen!
In the End, Everything Belongs to God
Paul's words to Timothy continue to amaze me.
Evangelize by both words and deeds
We are now well into the Bishop’s Year of the Bible, a moniker, by the way, which did not originate from me!
The enduring gift of the Eucharist
We are almost 10 months into this pandemic.
Bishop Boyea's Year of the Bible
During this new liturgical year, Bishop Boyea invites us to enter into a closer relationship with the Lord through hearing him in the words of Scripture.
Year of the Bible Begins Nov. 29
I LOVE THE BIBLE! It is not just a book or a library.
The 8th Day
“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.”
Trust in the Afterlife to Which God Invites Us
As I watch my parents ages, 91 and 90, it has occurred yet again to me that death is awaiting them.
Welcome Home!
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
WELCOME! AND WELCOME BACK! ...
Open wide our hearts
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.
Assist God in drawing the greatest good from these times
It has always been a part of my spiritual life that any difficulty ...
During this Easter Season, and always, Jesus shows us true love
"Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped."
The Light of Christ is still shining in our diocese
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ —
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St. Joseph is a model for parenting
Why St. Joseph is called a “just man” in St. Matthew’s Gospel.
Meeting with Pope Francis
On Dec. 7, the bishops of Michigan and Ohio (17 of us) flew to Rome...
The Holy Trinity - the most important of our beliefs
At this time of year, there are many moral issues out there which d...
We are strengthened and blessed by religious freedom
We have been recently involved in a federal lawsuit. It involves ou...
A petition to support life
You will be seeing some of your fellow parishioners gathering signa...
Eucharist – the source of forgiveness, healing and grace
Recently, someone asked me why she should remain a Catholic given t...
Upholding true marriage
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.
Discern God’s will in your life
One of the more interesting (to me) parts of Christus Vivit, the le...
Ministering to our brothers and sisters
Allow me to write briefly about two important parts of my ministry ...
Who is truth? Jesus, the son of God
A close friend once posed a question. She told me that she believed...