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Mass of Installation Homily of Bishop Boyea
Mass of Installation, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, East
Lansing, Michigan, April 29, 2008. Readings: Acts 4: 13-21; Eph 2:19-22;
Lk 6: 12-16
Most Rev. Earl Boyea
Praised be Jesus Christ—Now and forever!
We rightly
thank God today. Why? Because our Almighty Father has loved
us so much as to provide another, unworthy though he may be, as your bishop,
a successor to the Apostles. We, in this Church of Lansing, need
this divine link to our foundations, to our roots, so that we might be
joined, in the Spirit, to Jesus Christ himself. Hence it is that
Paul tells us who we are. We are fellow citizens of the household
of God. This is because we are... (more)
Memorial Day Masses
St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, 10:00am, Monday, May 26. If inclement weather,
at St. Gerard, Lansing.
Old Calvary Cemetery, Flint, 10:00am, Monday, May 26, If inclement weather,
at New Calvary Mausoleum.
For a complete list, click here.
2008 Faithful Citizenship - Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship in your parishes, schools, dioceses and other organizations
Papal Encyclical - Saved by Hope
Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI issued a new encyclical, Spe salvi (Saved
by hope) Friday, November 30. Addressed to "the Bishops, Priests
and Deacons, Men and Women Religious, and All the Lay Faithful" the
Holy Father outlines the concept of faith-based hope in the New Testament
and early church and notes the importance of Christian faith and hope
in the modern age. In the encyclical letter, Pope Benedict analyzes the
false utopian dreams of the modern age and points out the untold suffering
they have caused human beings.
Spe salvi is the second encyclical of Pope Benedict. His first, "Deus caritas est," (God is love) explored the meaning of Christian love and how it is expressed in everyday life. He issued it December 25, 2005.
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Committee Appointed
Bishop Mengeling has appointed a committee to address the pastoral challenges
of pornography in our society. This committee is currently developing
a variety of pastoral resources for adults, parents, young adults, middle
school and high school teens, and children. As each resource is completed,
it will be added to this web site. A letter from Bishop Mengeling, announcing
the appointment of this committee can be viewed or downloaded at: http://www.dioceseoflansing.org/news_information/bishop_porn_committee_0
1_08.pdf
Planning Tomorrow's Churches
Planning Tomorrow's Churches ... Where We Are and What's Next
Regional Review Committees completed their work in the last few months. Records indicate that 93 faith communities completed the PEI process and 90 faith communities held parish assemblies during which parishioners were informed of the results of the regional review process. (more)
Continuing
Adult Faith Formation Opportunities
During the VOICES process, many of you asked about the opportunity to continue
your faith formation. Goal 3 of our diocesan pastoral plan commits to "creating
comprehensive continuing adult education and formation opportunities utilizing
a wide range of adult learning styles". In response to this goal,
we are compiling adult faith formation opportunities within the Diocese
of Lansing and in our neighboring dioceses. (more)
VOICES Alive is a publication designed to inform the Catholic population of events and activities sponsored by the Central Service Departments of the Diocese of Lansing which further Diocese of Lansing Pastoral Plan. (more)
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