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Posts by Doug Holliday

Faith Formation News

Dear Families, Please continue to pray for our Faith Formation program and especially our sacramental students. As you gather as a family, identify some things that family members are expected to do each day (prepare meals, go to school or work; complete homework assignments, complete household chores, behave appropriately at school, at work and at…

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

GROW AS A DISCIPLE “Love your enemies” may be one of the most oft-quoted verses of Scripture. We tend to think of it as a moral principle to guide us in our dealings with people who rub us the wrong way. But do we ever consider what it tells us about God? After all, Jesus,…

Notes From Pat

This is that time of year again when our choir is starting to prepare for Lent and Holy Week. I agree with Fr. Tom when he said that this is his favorite time of year; it has always been mine too. A time to draw closer to Jesus. So, I am pleased to offer you…

We Welcome Archbishop-elect Edward J. Weisenburger

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger, currently Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson, as the sixth Archbishop of Detroit. The archbishop elect succeeds Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, who has served the archdiocese since 2009. The new archbishop will be installed at a ceremony at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 2:00…

CSA

St. Genevieve-St. Maurice Parish has reached our goal for the 2024 Catholic Services Appeal! Thank you to the all the parishioners who have made gifts and pledges. If you are still prayerfully considering your CSA pledge, please know that our parish will now receive 100 percent of the gifts we receive.

Faith Formation News

Dear Families, Please continue to pray for our Faith Formation program and especially our sacramental students. Today’s Gospel offers a contrast to many of the messages we hear in our society today. If we were to accept uncritically the “get ahead” messages of our culture, we would think that happiness means having money, being successful,…

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

GROW AS A DISCIPLE “It is so good to be poor, to have nothing, to await all from God!” These sentiments of the humble French religious sister St. Jeanne Jugan sum up the spirit of Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel.    Jesus praises poverty, hunger, sadness, and rejection, but certainly not as ends in themselves; God…