With the first Sunday of Advent just over a month ago, the Church b...

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. (Psalm 30:13) We...

As I travel around this country speaking in so many parishes and di...

In our society today, we are inundated with so many material things and desires.

I want to offer you some reflections on a centuries-old custom in t...

Fill the hearts of your faithful. Enkindle in us the fire of your l...

Before you read any further, go and get your Bible. First, read John 20: 1-29. If you don’t have a Bible, go out and buy one.

This month is the first full month of the Year of Faith proclaimed ...

Since Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I want to devo...

Diocese of Lansing, Year of Prayer The Apostle Paul reminds us to ...

As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Lansing, and...

Last month I wrote about the gift of faith: faith to believe that C...

On the last Sunday of this month, May 27, we celebrate the great fe...

I want to come back to a favorite passage of mine in Scripture as w...

In last month’s issue, I wrote about the mercy of God. Mercy is par...

So often we associate it with kindness, generosity or going the extra mile.

Computers, cell phones, iPads, iPods, Facebook, Twitter – all new t...

Recently, I read an article by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago i...

Well, here we are at the height of the vacation season. Even if you...

On May 1, we celebrated the Feast of Divine Mercy and Pope John Pau...

It is May – the month of the Blessed Mother and the month in which ...

When I was about 9 or 10, I was asked to memorize the poem “Touch o...

Our emotions, given us by the Lord, are intended to serve – to serv...

Why should we forgive each other? Aren’t some things simply unforgi...

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,...