This year and every year, the Catholic Services Appeal remains an essential expression of our shared mission to proclaim the Gospel. Your generosity sustains the services that form our future priests, strengthen families, engage youth and young adults, accompany the poor, and bring Christ’s love to those most in need. Watch the Video! To share…
In the Roman Rite, bishops extend their hands over confirmandi, praying that they will be given “a spirit of right judgment and courage.” This invocation echoes countless passages of sacred Scripture extolling the virtue of courage. “Be strong and courageous in your hearts, all you who place your hope in the Lord,” says Psalm 31:25.…
A Mother’s Day Blessing Dear Lord, Pour your goodness and grace upon the women of our community today in a special way. For mothers: fill them with joy and blessing. For those who have lost children: hold them in their sorrow. For those who have hoped for children: surround them with Your love. For those…
Hello Families, The mystery of the Trinity can be difficult for us to grasp. Today’s Gospel invites us to consider how the three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- work together so that God’s salvation is made known to us. Jesus’ mission is continued through the activity of the Holy Spirit in the lives of his…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE Several years ago, while praying in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, I heard the words, “I just couldn’t bear to leave you.” It was one of the clearest responses to prayer that I have experienced, and it occurred at a time when I was feeling incredibly lonely. I have spent…
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL When you are considering your weekly offering to the parish, keep in mind that the Catholic Services Appeal started last week. Please prayerfully consider your pledge or contribution to CSA which supports ministries that form seminarians, strengthen families, accompany the poor and brings the Gospel to people across the Archdiocese of Detroit.…
Diligence is the opposite of negligence; the diligent man pursues his goal with the same faithfulness with which God has pursued us, wayward as we are, through the long course of salvation history. St. Thomas Aquinas writes that “diligence, no less than solicitude, is required for every virtue.” (Sum., 11:11, 54, Art. 1) Christians are…