'Anything worth achieving will take great sacrifice and effort'
Q: Is there a person who inspired you along the way?
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Elizabeth Solsburg - First Female editorial director of FAITH magazine and vice president of FAITH Catholic Publishing and Communications
So many women have been role models and mentors in my life that I c...
Lisa Kutas - First female Director of Human Resources, Diocese of Lansing
Q: How is your faith the foundation of your role as Director of Hum...
Sister Marilyn Barnett, OP - First female director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Lansing
Q: How was your faith the foundation of your role as director of th...
Sister Dorita Wotiska, OP - First Female Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Lansing
In Memoriam 1936-2018
As the magazine was going to press, Sister D...
Sister Donna Markham, OP, Ph.D - First president of Catholic Charities USA from Diocese of Lansing
While I have never aspired to be the “first woman” in any given pos...
Judith's work has meaning because it is founded on faith in Jesus Christ
Q: How is your faith the foundation of your role as president of th...
Lisa Whiting Dobson - First producer of the televised Outreach Mass for the Diocese of Lansing
Q: How is your faith the foundation of your role as producer of the...
For Chris, men’s conference was ‘what I need…what my family needs’
Chris Cullin signed up, and paid the $40 fee, but as the date drew ...
When Danielle's kids became Catholic, she did too
How Catholic schools evangelized her family
What’s Molly been doing since winning our 2010 essay contest?
Still Talking About Jesus
“How do I talk to my friends about Jesus...
Diocesan Women’s Conference draws big crowd
More than 1,000 women from across the diocese took time of out of t...
‘I knew I wanted something different from life’ How God completely changed Michael
“Above all, trust in the slow work of God.” These words from a poem...
Nun Run helps Mandy discern her vocation
In August, seven women from the Diocese of Lansing accompanied Dawn...
Walking the streets of one of America's poorest cities: What is a deacon from Chelsea doing in Flint?
Would you walk the streets of one of Flint’s most depressed neighbo...
On the Air for Jesus: Harry's Mission on the Radio
People create or build their own life every day as they go forward....
Conversion to Catholicism is the best chapter in Stephanie's Book of Life
Catholicism is a solid foundation for the rest of her story.
Because God’s presence is powering Joseph’s life ‘We have to be mirrors and reflect his light"
Our ultimate goal is heaven. The time we spend on this earth is not...
How can you be a missionary disciple?
Lately, we’ve heard the phrase “missionary discipleship” quite a bi...
Kalyssa's service work in Flint taught her: ‘You really don’t have to do something spectacular or go somewhere far away to help’
Kalyssa Klausing believes you don’t have to go far from home to mak...
Brianna’s growth as a disciple makes her realize ‘It’s OK to be a young person who loves God'
Brianna Goff marvels at the gentle way the Lord led her one step at...
Although It may not be easy to talk about Jesus, Alyssa says: ‘Don’t be afraid. Jump in!’
Alyssa Pfarr knows it’s not easy to talk about Jesus. “Sometimes, m...
For Troy, ‘receiving Jesus is simply the best part of Mass’
Asked to complete the sentence, “When I think of Jesus, __,” Troy C...
Anna’s faith means taking ‘little steps building up to a better relationship with God’
Anna Dehnke likes to define missionary discipleship as “people putt...
2017 Father Charles Irvin essay contest winner: Talking about Jesus to someone who doesn't know him
The question for the 2017 essay: How would I explain ...