
From the Bishop

News I want to share with you
We have a lot going on in the Diocese of Lansing as well as in your...
Catholic schools are our hope for the future
Our diocese is blessed with four wonderful and very faith-filled Ca...
Let us seek what is truly good for one another
The phrase, “the common good,” is a key to Catholic social teaching...
Pope Francis: The Bridge-Builder
There are many names or titles which we ascribe to Pope Francis.
T...
Prayer to open ourselves to true life
Before Priests and Deacons and Religious end their evenings, ...
Marriage, family and the Church
We Catholics in the State of Michigan have been praying this year f...
Have you any doubt that this is an innocent human being?
I recently came across a column written on Oct. 23, 2008 by Cardina...
Called by God to lives of service
We recently celebrated the funerals of two of our actively assigned...
Called to mercy
My brothers and sisters in Christ, Pope Francis has declared the co...
Our Continuing Commitment to Flint
Our Catholic presence in Flint is quite vibrant. Our Catholic Chari...
God’s Divine Mercy
Sin! This is not meant to be a command. Pope Francis once said in a...
What is Humanae vitae really about?
Pope Francis has again publicly promoted Paul VI’s Encyclical Lette...
Are you saved?
Are you saved?” How many times have you been asked this question? A...
A year for marriage
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Gospel of the family”? It is new t...
Vote your conscience
My brothers and sisters in Christ, election time is almost upon us....
Lessons from the ‘Snowshoe Priest’ Bishop Baraga, first bishop of Marquette
Excerpts from the homily Bishop Boyea preached at the episcopal ord...
Bishops to meet on challenges facing the family
This fall, Pope Francis will be meeting in synod with bishops from ...
Our loss is their gain!
On Friday, June 27, 2014, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, named Msgr...
In thanks for Women
One of my fondest memories of my Grandma Boyea was stopping in to s...
I always knew he was a saint!
I knew he was a saint! The several times I met John Paul II, it was...
The Life of the Domestic Church
One of the phrases that was used by the Second Vatican Council to d...
Make this year a stewardship year
The University of Notre Dame recently released a study of Catholic ...
In the fight against abortion, our role is to offer mercy
Someone gave me a book on the history of 40 Days for Life, a pro-li...
What is marriage and why is it important?
There are two ways, one of life and one of death; but a great diffe...
Why aren’t we listening to God’s call?
Why aren’t there more priests? Ah, this is not really the question ...